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1 The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal. 2 And Re'ayah the son of Shoval had a son named Yachat, and Yachat had a son named Achumai, and these are the families of the Tsar'ati. 3 And these are the fathers of Eitam, Izra, and Ishma, and the name of their sister was Zelponi. 4 And Penuel, the father of Gedor, and Ezer, the father of Hushah; these are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem. 5 And for Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, there were two women, Hal'ah and Naharah. 6 And she bore for him a girl, Ahuzam and Hefer and Temni and the Achashtari; these are the children of the girl. 7 And the sons of Helah: Zeret, and Zohar, and Ethnan. 8 And a thorn produces the nettle and the thistle, and the families of the Aharchel, son of Harum. 9 And Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, "Because I gave birth to him in pain." 10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, "If you will truly bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand would be with me, and that you would keep me from harm, so that I may not have pain." And God granted what he asked. 11 And/Kelub, the brother of Shuhah, fathered Mehir; he is the father of Eshton. 12 And Eshthon fathered Beth-Rapha and Paseach and Tehinnah, the father of the city of Nahash. These are the men of Rekah. 13 And the sons of Kenez, Othniel and Seraiah, and the sons of Othniel, Hathath. 14 And Maonothai fathered Aphra, and Serayah fathered Joab, the father of Geharashim, for they were craftsmen. 15 And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Irul, Elah, and Naam; and the sons of Elah and Kenez. 16 And the sons of Jehalelel were Ziph and Ziphah, Tiryah and Asrael. 17 And the son of Ezra, Yeter, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon, and she bore Miriam and Shammai and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa. 18 And his wife the Jewess bore Yered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jequi'el the father of Zanoach. And these are the sons of Bitya, the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took. 19 And the sons of the woman Hodia, sister of Nahum, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathi. 20 And the sons of Shimon: Amnon and Rinnah, the son of Hanan, and Tolon and Tilon. And the sons of Yishai: Zochit, and the son of Zochit. 21 The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah, were Er the father of Lekah and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of Abda the Shuhite to the house of Ashbea. 22 And Joakim and the men of Kozeba, and Joash and Saraph who went up to Moab, and Yashubi Lehem, and the ancient matters. 23 They are the makers and planters, and the wall builders, with the king in his work; they dwelt there. 24 The sons of Simeon are Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Saul. 25 Shalom is his son, from the perfume is his son, from the hearing is his son. 26 And the sons of Mishma were Hammuel, his son; Zachur, his son; Shimei, his son. 27 And to Shimei, there were sixteen sons and six daughters, and to his brothers, there were no many sons, and all their families did not increase until the children of Judah. 28 And they dwelt in Beersheba and in Moladah and in Hazar Shual. 29 And in the height and in the bone and in the offspring. 30 And in Bethel and in Charmah and in Ziklag. 31 And in the house of chariots and in the courtyard of horses and in the house of vision and at the gates, these are their cities until the reign of David. 32 And their courtyards are Eitam and Ain, Rimon and Tokhen, and five cities of smoke. 33 And all their courtyards that are around these cities as far as Baal-Zephon, their dwellings, and they shall relate to them. 34 And/He will return and/He will reign and/Joash son of Amaziah. 35 And Joel and Jehu the son of Joshaviah the son of Seriah the son of Asiel. 36 And Elyonai and Yaqobah and Yoshayah and Asayah and Adi'el and Yisimiel and Benayah. 37 And Zizah son of Shiphi son of Alon son of Yediah son of Shimri son of Shemaiah. 38 These are the ones coming by names, leaders of their families and the house of their fathers; they have broken through to the great. 39 And they went to the entrance of Gedor, east of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks. 40 And they found a pasture that was fat and good, and the land was broad and quiet and peaceful, for from Ham the inhabitants there were before. 41 And these were the writings in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and they struck their tents and the troublesome springs that were found there, and they devoted them until this day, and they dwelled under them because it was a pasture for their flocks there. 42 And from the sons of Simeon, five hundred men went to the mountain of Seir: Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishai, at their head. 43 And they struck the remnant of the fugitives of Amalek and dwelt there until this day.