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

The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers’ houses, of Tola; mighty men of valor in their generations. Their number in the days of David was twenty-two thousand six hundred.

The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah, five; all of them chief men.

With them, by their generations, after their fathers’ houses, were bands of the army for war, thirty-six thousand; for they had many wives and sons.

Their brothers among all the families of Issachar, mighty men of valor, listed in all by genealogy, were eighty-seven thousand.

The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael, three.

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

The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher.

They were listed by genealogy, after their generations, heads of their fathers’ houses, mighty men of valor, twenty thousand two hundred.

The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

All these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers’ households, mighty men of valor, seventeen thousand two hundred, who were able to go out in the army for war.

So were Shuppim, Huppim, the sons of Ir, Hushim, and the sons of Aher.

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

The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bore. She bore Machir the father of Gilead.

Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maacah. The name of the second was Zelophehad; and Zelophehad had daughters.

Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she named him Peresh. The name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

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

His sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.

The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,

Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they came down to take away their livestock.

Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.

He went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and he named him Beriah, because there was trouble with his house.

His daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth Horon the lower and the upper, and Uzzen Sheerah.

Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son,

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

Nun his son, and Joshua his son.

Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer with its towns; Shechem also and its towns, to Azzah and its towns;

and by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth Shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, and Dor and its towns. The children of Joseph the son of Israel lived in these.

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

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

Heber became the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and Shua their sister.

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

The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.

The sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.

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

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

The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.

The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.

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

وَبَنُو يَسَّاكَرَ: تُولاَعُ وَفُوَّةُ وَيَاشُوبُ وَشِمْرُونُ أَرْبَعَةٌ.

وبَنو تولاع: عُزِّي ورَفايا ويَريئيلُ ويَحْمايُ ويِبْسامُ وشَموئيل، وكانوا رُؤُوسًا لِبُيوتِ آبائِهم، وهم أَبطالٌ ذَوو بأس، بِحَسَبِ مَواليدِهم. وكانَ عَدَدُهم في أَيَّامِ داوُدَ ٱثنَينِ وعِشْرينَ أَلفًا وسِتَّ مِئة

وٱبنُ عُزِّي: يِزْرَحْيا، وبَنو يِزْرَحْيا: ميكائيلُ وعوبَدْيا ويوئيلُ ويِشِّيَّا: خَمسَةٌ كُلُّهم رُؤَساء

وكانَ لَهم، بِحَسَبِ مَواليدِهم وبُيوتِ آبائِهم، جُيوشُ مُقاتِلين، سِتَّةٌ وثَلاثونَ أَلفًا، لِأَنَّهم أَكثَروا مِنَ النِّساءِ والبَنين

وإِخوَتُهم مِن كُلِّ عَشائِرِ يَسَّاكَرَ أَبْطالٌ ذَوو بَأس، ومَجْموعُ المُنتَسِبينَ سَبعَةٌ وثَمانونَ أَلفًا

وبَنْيامين: بالَعُ وباكَرُ ويَديعئيل: ثَلاثَة

وبَنو بالَع: أَصْبونُ وعُزِّي وعُزِّيئيلُ ويَريموتُ وعيري: خَمسَةُ رُؤُوسِ بُيوتِ آباء، أَبطالٌ ذَوو بَأس. وكانَ المُنتَسِبونَ ٱثنَينِ وعِشْرينَ أَلفًا وأَربَعَةً وثَلاثين

وبَنو باكَر: زَميرةُ ويوعاشُ وأَليعازَرُ وأَلْيوعَينايُ وعُمْري ويَريموتُ وأَبِيَّا وعَناتوتُ وعَلامَت. كُلُّ هٰؤُلاءِ بَنو باكَر

وكانَ المُنتَسِبونَ بِحَسَبِ مَواليدِهم رُؤُوسًا لِبُيوتِ آبائِهم أَبْطالًا ذَوي بَأس، عِشْرينَ أَلفًا ومِئَتين

وٱبنُ يَديعَئيل: بِلْهان. وبَنو بِلْهان: يَعيشُ وبَنْيامينُ وأَهودُ وكَنْعَةُ وزَيتانُ وتَرْشيشُ وأَحيشاحَر

كُلُّ هٰؤُلاءِ بَنو يَديعَئيل، رُؤُوسُ الآباء، أَبطالٌ ذَوو بَأس، سَبعَةَ عَشَرَ أَلفًا ومِئَتان، خارِجونَ إِلى الحَربِ والقِتال

وَشُفِّيمُ وَحُفِّيمُ ابْنَا عَيْرَ، وَحُوشِيمُ بْنُ أَحِيرَ.

وبَنو نَفْتالي: يَحْصيئيلُ وجوني وياصَرُ وشَلُّومُ، وهم بَنو بِلْهَة

وٱبنُ مَنَسَّى أَسْريئيلُ الَّذي وَلَدَته سُرِّيَّتُه الأَرامِيَّة: وَلَدَت هٰذه ماكير، أَبا جِلْعاد

وٱتَّخَذَ ماكيرُ ٱمرَأَةً مِن حُفِّيمَ وشُفِّيم، وكانَ لَه أُختٌ ٱسمُها مَعكَة. وٱسمُ ٱبنِ مَنَسَّى الثَّاني صَلُفْحاد، وكانَ لِصَلُفْحادَ بَنات

ووَلَدَت مَعكَةُ، ٱمرَأَةُ ماكيرَ، ٱبنًا فسَمَّته فارَش، وٱسمُ أَخيه شارَش، وٱبناه أُولامُ وراقَم

وَابْنُ أُولاَمَ بَدَانُ. هؤُلاَءِ بَنُو جِلْعَادَ بْنِ مَاكِيرَ بْنِ مَنَسَّى.

وأُختُه هَمُّولاكَتُ وَلَدَت إِشْهودَ وأَبيعازَرَ ومَحلَة

وكانَ بَنو شَميداع: أَحْيانَ وشَكيمَ ولِقْحِيَ وأَنيعام

وبَنو أَفْرائيم: شوتالَحُ وبارَدُ ٱبنُه، وتاحَتُ ٱبنُه، وأَلعادَةُ ٱبنُه، وتاحَتُ ٱبنُه

وزابادُ ٱبنُه، وشوتالَحُ ٱبنُه، وعازَرُ وأَلْعاد. فَقَتَلَهم رِجالُ جَتَّ المَولودونَ في تِلكَ الأَرض، لِأَنَّهم نَزَلوا لِيَأخُذوا ماشِيَتَهم

فٱنتَحَبَ أَفْرائيمُ أَبوهم أَيَّامًا كثيرة، وأَقبَلَ إِخوَتُه لِيُعَزُّوه

ثُمَّ دَخَلَ على ٱمرَأَتِه فحَمَلَت ووَلَدَتِ ٱبنًا فسمَّاه بَريعَةً إذ كانت «في بَيتي بَلِيَّة»

وبِنتُه شَأرَة، وهي بَنَت بَيتَ حورونَ السُّفْلى والعُلْيا وأُزِّينَ شَأرَة

ورافَحُ ٱبنُه، وراشَفُ وتالَحُ ٱبنُه، وتاحَنُ ٱبنُه

ولَعْدانُ ٱبنُه، وعَمِّيهودُ ٱبنُه، وأَليشاماعُ ٱبنُه

ونونٌ ٱبنُه، ويَشوعُ ٱبنُه

وأَمْلاكُهم ومَساكِنُهم: بَيتَ إِيلُ وتَوابِعُها، وشَرقًا نَعْران، وغَربًا جازَرُ وتَوابِعُها وشَكيمُ وتَوابِعُها إِلى عَيَّاهَ وتَوابِعِها

وفي أَيدي بَني مَنَسَّى بَيتَ شانُ وتَوابِعُها وتَعْناكُ وتَوابِعُها ومَجِدُّو وتَوابِعُها ودورُ وتَوابِعُها. هُناكَ كانَت مَساكِنُ بَني يوسُفَ بنِ إِسْرائيل

وبَنو أَشير: يَمنَةُ ويِشوَةُ ويِشْوي وبَريعة، وأُختُهم سارَح

وٱبْنا بَريعة: حابَرُ ومَلْكيئيل، وهو أَبو بِرْزائيت

وحابَرُ وَلَدَ يَفْليط وشوميرَ وحوتامَ وشوعا أُختَهم

وبَنو يَفْليط: فاسَكُ وبِمْهالُ وعَشوَت. هٰؤُلاءِ بَنو يَفْليط

وبَنو شامَر: أَحي ورُهجَةُ ويَحُبَّةُ وأَرام

وبَنو هيلامَ أَخيه: صوفاحُ ويَمْناعُ وشالَشُ وعامال

وبَنو صوفاح: سوحٌ وحَرْنافَرُ وشوعالُ وبيري ويِمْرَةُ

وباصَرُ وهودٌ وشَمَّا وشِلشَةُ ويِتْرانُ وبَئيرا

وبَنو ياتَر: يَفُنَّة وفِسفَةُ وأَرا

وَبَنُو عُلاَّ: آرَحُ وَحَنِيئِيلُ وَرَصِيَا.

كُلُّ هٰؤُلاءِ بَنو أَشير، رُؤُوسُ بُيوتِ آباءٍ مُنتَخَبون، أَبطالٌ ذَوو بَأس، رُؤُوسُ رُؤَساء. والمُنتَسِبونَ في جَيشِ الحَربِ عَدَدُهم سِتَّةٌ وعِشْرونَ أَلفًا مِنَ الرِّجال