| English Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, | 1These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, |
| 2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. | 2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher. |
| 3The sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah; these three Bath-shua the Canaanite bore to him. Now Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the sight of the LORD, and he put him to death. | 3The sons of Judah were Er, Onan and Shelah; these three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, so He put him to death. |
| 4His daughter-in-law Tamar also bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all. | 4Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all. |
| 5The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul. | 5The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. |
| 6The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara, five in all. | 6The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol and Dara; five of them in all. |
| 7The son of Carmi: Achan, the troubler of Israel, who broke faith in the matter of the devoted thing; | 7The son of Carmi was Achar, the troubler of Israel, who violated the ban. |
| 8and Ethan’s son was Azariah. | 8The son of Ethan was Azariah. |
| 9The sons of Hezron that were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. | 9Now the sons of Hezron, who were born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram and Chelubai. |
| 10Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, prince of the sons of Judah. | 10Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, leader of the sons of Judah; |
| 11Nahshon fathered Salmon, Salmon fathered Boaz, | 11Nahshon became the father of Salma, Salma became the father of Boaz, |
| 12Boaz fathered Obed, Obed fathered Jesse. | 12Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse; |
| 13Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third, | 13and Jesse became the father of Eliab his firstborn, then Abinadab the second, Shimea the third, |
| 14Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, | 14Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, |
| 15Ozem the sixth, David the seventh. | 15Ozem the sixth, David the seventh; |
| 16And their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three. | 16and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abshai, Joab and Asahel. |
| 17Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite. | 17Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite. |
| 18Caleb the son of Hezron fathered children by his wife Azubah, and by Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. | 18Now Caleb the son of Hezron had sons by Azubah his wife, and by Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. |
| 19When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur. | 19When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur. |
| 20Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Bezalel. | 20Hur became the father of Uri, and Uri became the father of Bezalel. |
| 21Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was sixty years old, and she bore him Segub. | 21Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub. |
| 22And Segub fathered Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. | 22Segub became the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. |
| 23But Geshur and Aram took from them Havvoth-jair, Kenath, and its villages, sixty towns. All these were descendants of Machir, the father of Gilead. | 23But Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath and its villages, even sixty cities. All these were the sons of Machir, the father of Gilead. |
| 24After the death of Hezron, Caleb went in to Ephrathah, the wife of Hezron his father, and she bore him Ashhur, the father of Tekoa. | 24After the death of Hezron in Caleb-ephrathah, Abijah, Hezron's wife, bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa. |
| 25The sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron: Ram, his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. | 25Now the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were Ram the firstborn, then Bunah, Oren, Ozem and Ahijah. |
| 26Jerahmeel also had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. | 26Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. |
| 27The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. | 27The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin and Eker. |
| 28The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. | 28The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. And the sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur. |
| 29The name of Abishur’s wife was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid. | 29The name of Abishur's wife was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid. |
| 30The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; and Seled died childless. | 30The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim, and Seled died without sons. |
| 31The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai. | 31The son of Appaim was Ishi. And the son of Ishi was Sheshan. And the son of Sheshan was Ahlai. |
| 32The sons of Jada, Shammai’s brother: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died childless. | 32The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai were Jether and Jonathan, and Jether died without sons. |
| 33The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel. | 33The sons of Jonathan were Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel. |
| 34Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters, but Sheshan had an Egyptian slave whose name was Jarha. | 34Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. And Sheshan had an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha. |
| 35So Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to Jarha his slave, and she bore him Attai. | 35Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant in marriage, and she bore him Attai. |
| 36Attai fathered Nathan, and Nathan fathered Zabad. | 36Attai became the father of Nathan, and Nathan became the father of Zabad, |
| 37Zabad fathered Ephlal, and Ephlal fathered Obed. | 37and Zabad became the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal became the father of Obed, |
| 38Obed fathered Jehu, and Jehu fathered Azariah. | 38and Obed became the father of Jehu, and Jehu became the father of Azariah, |
| 39Azariah fathered Helez, and Helez fathered Eleasah. | 39and Azariah became the father of Helez, and Helez became the father of Eleasah, |
| 40Eleasah fathered Sismai, and Sismai fathered Shallum. | 40and Eleasah became the father of Sismai, and Sismai became the father of Shallum, |
| 41Shallum fathered Jekamiah, and Jekamiah fathered Elishama. | 41and Shallum became the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah became the father of Elishama. |
| 42The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mareshah his firstborn, who fathered Ziph. The son of Mareshah: Hebron. | 42Now the sons of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph; and his son was Mareshah, the father of Hebron. |
| 43The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema. | 43The sons of Hebron were Korah and Tappuah and Rekem and Shema. |
| 44Shema fathered Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem fathered Shammai. | 44Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem became the father of Shammai. |
| 45The son of Shammai: Maon; and Maon fathered Beth-zur. | 45The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Bethzur. |
| 46Ephah also, Caleb’s concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran fathered Gazez. | 46Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, Moza and Gazez; and Haran became the father of Gazez. |
| 47The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. | 47The sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah and Shaaph. |
| 48Maacah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah. | 48Maacah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah. |
| 49She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah. | 49She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah. |
| 50These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim, | 50These were the sons of Caleb. The sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, were Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim, |
| 51Salma, the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader. | 51Salma the father of Bethlehem and Hareph the father of Beth-gader. |
| 52Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim had other sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth. | 52Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim had sons: Haroeh, half of the Manahathites, |
| 53And the clans of Kiriath-jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites. | 53and the families of Kiriath-jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites and the Mishraites; from these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites. |
| 54The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites. | 54The sons of Salma were Bethlehem and the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites. |
| 55The clans also of the scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites and the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab. | 55The families of scribes who lived at Jabez were the Tirathites, the Shimeathites and the Sucathites. Those are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab. |
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