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