The Descendants of Issachar 1 RV And of the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four. BSB BSB: The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four in all.
2 RV And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers’ houses, to wit , of Tola; mighty men of valour in their generations: their number in the days of David was two and twenty thousand and six hundred. BSB BSB: The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, the heads of their families. In the days of David, 22,600 descendants of Tola were numbered in their genealogies as mighty men of valor.
3 RV And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Isshiah, five: all of them chief men. BSB BSB: The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five of them were chiefs.
4 RV And with them, by their generations, after their fathers’ houses, were bands of the host for war, six and thirty thousand: for they had many wives and sons. BSB BSB: In addition to them, according to their genealogy, they had 36,000 troops for battle, for they had many wives and children.
5 RV And their brethren among all the families of Issachar, mighty men of valour, reckoned in all by genealogy, were fourscore and seven thousand. BSB BSB: Their kinsmen belonging to all the families of Issachar who were mighty men of valor totaled 87,000, as listed in their genealogies.
The Descendants of Benjamin 6 RV The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.BSB BSB: The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.
7 RV And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of fathers’ houses, mighty men of valour; and they were reckoned by genealogy twenty and two thousand and thirty and four. BSB BSB: The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, heads of their families—five in all. There were 22,034 mighty men of valor listed in their genealogies.
8 RV And the sons of Becher; Zemirah, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jeremoth, and Abijah, and Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher. BSB BSB: The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth; all these were Becher’s sons.
9 RV And they were reckoned by genealogy, after their generations, heads of their fathers’ houses, mighty men of valour, twenty thousand and two hundred. BSB BSB: Their genealogies were recorded according to the heads of their families—20,200 mighty men of valor.
10 RV And the sons of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tarshish, and Ahishahar. BSB BSB: The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
11 RV All these were sons of Jediael; according to the heads of their father’s houses , mighty men of valour, seventeen thousand and two hundred, that were able to go forth in the host for war. BSB BSB: All these sons of Jediael were heads of their families, mighty men of valor; there were 17,200 fit for battle.
12 RV Shuppim also, and Huppim, the sons of Ir, Hushim, the sons of Aher. BSB BSB: The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir, and the Hushites were descendants of Aher.
The Descendants of Naphtali 13 RV The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah. BSB BSB: The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum—the descendants of Bilhah.
The Descendants of Manasseh 14 RV The sons of Manasseh; Asriel, whom his wife bare: (his concubine the Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead: BSB BSB: The descendants of Manasseh: Asriel through his Aramean concubine. She also gave birth to Machir the father of Gilead.
15 RV and Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maacah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters. BSB BSB: Machir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.
16 RV And Maacah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. BSB BSB: Machir’s wife Maacah gave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.
17 RV And the sons of Ulam; Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. BSB BSB: The son of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
18 RV And his sister Hammolecheth bare Ishhod, and Abiezer, and Mahlah. BSB BSB: His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
19 RV And the sons of Shemida were Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam. BSB BSB: And these were the sons of Shemida: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
The Descendants of Ephraim 20 RV And the sons of Ephraim; Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eleadah his son, and Tahath his son, BSB BSB: The descendants of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,
21 RV and Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath that were born in the land slew, because they came down to take away their cattle. BSB BSB: Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son. Ezer and Elead were killed by the natives of Gath, because they went down to steal their livestock.
22 RV And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him. BSB BSB: Their father Ephraim mourned for many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.
23 RV And he went in to his wife, and she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house. BSB BSB: And again he slept with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. So he named him Beriah, because tragedy had come upon his house.
24 RV And his daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth-horon the nether and the upper, and Uzzen-sheerah. BSB BSB: His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah.
25 RV And Rephah was his son, and Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son; BSB BSB: Additionally, Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son,
26 RV Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son; BSB BSB: Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
27 RV Nun his son, Joshua his son. BSB BSB: Nun his son, and Joshua his son.
28 RV And their possessions and habitations were Beth-el and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Azzah and the towns thereof: BSB BSB: Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages.
29 RV and by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth-shean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel. BSB BSB: And along the borders of Manasseh were Beth-shean, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.
The Descendants of Asher 30 RV The sons of Asher; Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister. BSB BSB: The children of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah.
31 RV And the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith. BSB BSB: The sons of Beriah: Heber, as well as Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
32 RV And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister. BSB BSB: Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, and of their sister Shua.
33 RV And the sons of Japhlet; Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the children of Japhlet. BSB BSB: The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet’s sons.
34 RV And the sons of Shemer; Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. BSB BSB: The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
35 RV And the sons of Helem his brother; Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal. BSB BSB: The sons of his brother Helem: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
36 RV The sons of Zophah; Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah; BSB BSB: The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
37 RV Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera. BSB BSB: Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.
38 RV And the sons of Jether; Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara. BSB BSB: The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.
39 RV And the sons of Ulla; Arah, and Hanniel, and Rizia. BSB BSB: The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
40 RV All these were the children of Asher, heads of the fathers’ houses, choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the princes. And the number of them reckoned by genealogy for service in war was twenty and six thousand men. BSB BSB: All these were the descendants of Asher—heads of their families, choice and mighty men of valor, and chiefs among the leaders. The number of men fit for battle, recorded in their genealogies, was 26,000.
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