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¹And of the sons of Issachar: Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.

²And 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 valor in their generations: their number in the days of David was two and twenty thousand and six hundred.

³And the sons of Uzzi: Izrahiah. And the sons of Izrahiah: Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Isshiah, five; all of them chief men.

⁴And 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.

⁵And their brethren among all the families of Issachar, mighty men of valor, reckoned in all by genealogy, were fourscore and seven thousand.

⁶The sons ofBenjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.

⁷And the sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of fathers’ houses, mighty men of valor; and they were reckoned by genealogy twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.

⁸And 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.

⁹And they were reckoned by genealogy, after their generations, heads of their fathers’ houses, mighty men of valor, twenty thousand and two hundred.

¹⁰And the sons of Jediael: Bilhan. And the sons of Bilhan: Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

¹¹All these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers’ houses, mighty men of valor, seventeen thousand and two hundred, that were able to go forth in the host for war.

¹²Shuppim also, and Huppim, the sons of Ir, Hushim, the sons of Aher.

¹³The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.

¹⁴The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bare; she bare Machir the father of Gilead.

¹⁵And 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.

¹⁶And 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.

¹⁷And the sons of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.

¹⁸And his sister Hammolecheth bare Ishhod, and Abiezer, and Mahlah.

¹⁹And the sons of Shemida were Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.

²⁰And the sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eleadah his son, and Tahath his son,

²¹and 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.

²²And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him.

²³And 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.

²⁴And his daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth-horon the nether and the upper, and Uzzen-sheerah.

²⁵And Rephah was his son, and Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son,

²⁶Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,

²⁷Nun his son, Joshua his son.

²⁸And 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;

²⁹and by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth-shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel.

³⁰The sons of Asher: Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.

³¹And the sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.

³²And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister.

³³And the sons of Japhlet: Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the children of Japhlet.

³⁴And the sons of Shemer: Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.

³⁵And the sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal.

³⁶The sons of Zophah: Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah,

³⁷Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera.

³⁸And the sons of Jether: Jephunneh, and Pispa, and Ara.

³⁹And the sons of Ulla: Arah, and Hanniel, and Rizia.

⁴⁰All these were the children of Asher, heads of the fathers’ houses, choice and mighty men of valor, chief of the princes. And the number of them reckoned by genealogy for service in war was twenty and six thousand men.

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¹And sons of Issachar; Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.

²And sons of Tola: Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of the house of their fathers, even of Tola, mighty of valour in their generations: their number in the days of David is twenty and two thousand and six hundred.

³And sons of Uzzi: Izrahiah; and sons of Izrahiah: Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, Hamishahall of them heads.

⁴And beside them, by their generations, of the house of their fathers, are troops of the host of battle, thirty and six thousand, for they multiplied wives and sons;

⁵and their brethren of all the families of Issachar are mighty of valour, eighty and seven thousand, all have their genealogy.

⁶Of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.

⁷And sons of Bela: Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of a house of fathers, mighty of valour, with their genealogy, twenty and two thousand, and thirty and four.

⁸And sons of Becher: Zemirah, and Joash, and Eliezar, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abijah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are sons of Becher,

⁹with their genealogy, after their generations, heads of a house of their fathers, mighty of valour, twenty thousand and two hundred.

¹⁰And sons of Jediael: Bilhan; and sons of Bilhan: Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

¹¹All these are sons of Jediael, even heads of the fathers, mighty in valour, seventeen thousand and two hundred going out to the host for battle.

¹²And Shuppim and Huppim are sons of Ir; Hushim son of Aher.

¹³Sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, sons of Bilhah.

¹⁴Sons of Manasseh: Ashriel, whom Jaladah his Aramaean concubine bare, with Machir father of Gilead.

¹⁵And Machir took wives for Huppim and for Shuppim, and the name of the one is Maachah, and the name of the second Zelophehad, and Zelophehad hath daughters.

¹⁶And Maachah wife of Machir beareth a son and calleth his name Peresh, and the name of his brother is Sheresh, and his sons are Ulam and Rakem.

¹⁷And son of Ulam: Bedan. These are sons of Gilead son of Machir, son of Manasseh.

¹⁸And his sister Hammolecheth bare Ishhod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah.

¹⁹And the sons of Shemida are Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.

²⁰And sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eladah his son, and Tahath his son,

²¹and Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead; and slain them have men of Gath who are born in the land, because they came down to take their cattle.

²²And Ephraim their father mourneth many days, and his brethren come in to comfort him,

²³and he goeth in unto his wife, and she conceiveth and beareth a son, and he calleth his name Beriah, because in evil had been his house,

²⁴and his daughter is Sherah, and she buildeth Beth-Horon, the lower and the upper, and Uzzen-Sherah

²⁵and Rephah is his son, and Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son,

²⁶Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,

²⁷Non his son, Jehoshua his son.

²⁸And their possession and their dwellings are Beth-El and its small towns, and to the east Naaran, and to the west Gezer and its small towns, and Shechem and its small towns, unto Gaza and its small towns;

²⁹and by the parts of the sons of Manasseh, Beth-Shean and its small towns, Taanach and its small towns, Megiddo and its small towns, Dor and its small towns; in these dwelt the sons of Joseph son of Israel.

³⁰Son of Asher: Imnah, and Ishve, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.

³¹And sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchielhe is father of Birzavith.

³²And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister.

³³And sons of Japhlet: Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath; these are sons of Japhlet.

³⁴and sons of Shamer: Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.

³⁵And son of Helem his brother: Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal.

³⁶Sons of Zophah: Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah,

³⁷Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera.

³⁸And sons of Jether: Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara.

³⁹And sons of Ulla: Arah, and Hanniel, and Rezia.

⁴⁰All these are sons of Asher, heads of the house of the fathers, chosen ones, mighty in valour, heads of the princes, with their genealogy, for the host, for battle, their number is twenty and six thousand men.