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* The sons of Judah : Perez , Chezron , and Carmi , and Chur , and Shobal . * And Reayah the son of Shobal begat Jachath , and Jachath begat Achumai , and Lahad . These are the families of the Zor ’athites . * And these were the father of ‘Etam , Jizre ’el , and Yishma , and Yidbash : and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi . * And Penuel the father of Gedor , and ‘Ezer the father of Chushah . These are the sons of Chur , the first –born of Ephratah , the father of Beth –lechem . * And Ashchur the father of Thekoa ’ had two wives . Chelah and Na ’arah . * And Na ’arah bore him Achuzzam , and Chepher , and Themeni . and Haachashthari . These were the sons of Na ’arah . * And the sons of Chelah were , Zereth , and Zochar , and Ethnan . * And Koz begat ‘Anub and Hazzobebah , and the families of Acharchel the son of Harum . * And Ja ’bez was more honorable than his brothers ; and his mother called his name Ja ’bez , saying , Because I bore him in pain . * And Ja ’bez called on the God of Israel , saying , Oh that thou wouldst bless me indeed , and enlarge my boundary , and that thy hand might be with me , and that thou wouldst act for me against the evil , that it may not give me pain ! And God granted him what he had asked for . * And Kelub the brother of Shuchah begat Mechir , who was the father of Eshthon . * And Eshthon begat Beth –rapha , and Passeach , and Techinnah the father of ‘Irnachash . These are the men of Rechah . * And the sons of Kenas : ‘Othniel and Serayah . And the sons of ‘Othniel : Chathath . * And Me ’onothai begat ‘Ophrah : and Serayah begat Joab , the father of the valley of the carpenters ; for they were carpenters . * And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh : ‘Iru , Elah , and Na ’am . And the sons of Elah : Ukenas . * And the sons of Jehalelel : Ziph , and Ziphah , Thireya , and Assarel . * And the sons of ‘Ezrah : Jether , and Mered , and ‘Epher , and Jalon . And she conceived Miriam , and Shammai , and Yishbach the father of Eshthemoa ’. * And his wife the Jewess bore Jered the father of Gedor , and Cheber the father of Socho , and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoach . And these are the sons of D the daughter of Pharaoh , whom Mered had taken . * And the sons of the wife of Hodiyah the sister of Nacham : The father of Kei ’lah the Garmite , and Eshthemoa ’ the Ma ’achathite . * And the sons of Shimon : Amnon , and Rinnah , Ben –chanan , and Thilon . And the sons of Yish ’i were , Zocheth , and Benzocheth . * The sons of Shelah the son of Judah : ‘Er the father of Lechah , and La ’dah the father of Mareshah , and the families of the house of those that wrought fine linen , of the house of Ashbea ’. * And Jokim , and the men of Cozeba , and Joash , and Saraph , who had dominion in Moab , and Jashubi –lechem . And these are ancient things . * There were the potters , and those that dwelt in plantations and sheepfolds : for the king ’s sake to do his work they dwelt there . * The sons of Simeon : Nemuel , and Jamin , Jarib , Zerach , and Saul . * Shallum his son , Mibsam his son , Mishma ’ his son . * And the sons of Mishma ’: Hamuel his son , Zaccur his son , Shim ’i his son . * And Shim ’i had sixteen sons and six daughters ; but his brethren had not many children , nor did all their family multiply , equal to the children of Judah . * And they dwelt at Beer –sheba ’, and Moladah , and Chazar –shu ’al . * And at Bilhah , and at ‘Ezem , and at Tholad , * And at Bethuel , and at Chormah , and at Ziklag . * And at Beth –marcaboth , and Chazar –sussim , and at Beth –biri , and at Sha ’arayim . These were their cities until the reign of David . * And their villages were ‘Etam , and ‘Ayin , Rimmon , and Tochen , and ‘Ashan , five cities ; * And all their villages that were round about these same cities as far as Ba ’al . These were their dwelling –places , and after them are they recorded . * And Meshobab , and Jamlech , and Joshah the son of Amazyah , * And Joel , and Jehu the son of Joshibyah , the son of Serayah , the son of ‘Assiel . * And Elyo ’enai and Ja ’akobah , and Jeshochayah , and ‘Assayah , and Adiel , and Jessimiel , and Benayah . * And Ziza the son of Shiph ’i , the son of Allon , the son of Jedayah , the son of Shimri , the son of Shema ’yah : * These mentioned by their names were princes in their families ; and their family divisions spread themselves out greatly . * And they went to the entrance of Gedur , as far as the east side of the valley , to seek pasture for their flocks . * And they found a fat and good pasture , and the land was roomy , and quiet , and peaceable ; for descendants of Ham dwelt there before that time . * And then came these written down by name in the days of Hezekiah the king of Judah , and smote their tents , and the habitations that were found there , and destroyed them utterly unto this day , and dwelt in their stead ; because there was pasture there for their flocks . * And some of them , even of the sons of Simeon , five hundred men , went to mount Se ’ir having at their head Pelatyah , and Ne ’aryah , and Rephayah , and ‘Uzziel , the sons of Yish ’i . * And they smote the rest of the ‘Amalekites that were escaped , and dwelt there unto this day .

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