1 Chronicles 7

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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

2 Ref And the sons of Tola: Uzzi and Rephaiah and Jeriel and Jahmai and Ibsam and Shemuel, heads of their families; they were men of war; in the record of their generations their number in the time of David was twenty-two thousand, six hundred.

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

4 Ref And with them, recorded in generations by their families, were bands of fighting-men, thirty-six thousand of them, for they had a great number of wives and sons.

5 And there were recorded among all the families of Issachar, great men of war, eighty-seven thousand.

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

7 Ref And the sons of Bela: Ezbon and Uzzi and Uzziel and Jerimoth and Iri, five; heads of their families, great men of war; there were twenty-two thousand and thirty-four of them recorded by their families.

8 And the sons of Becher: Zemirah and Joash and Eliezer and Elioenai and Omri and Jerimoth and Abijah and Anathoth and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher.

9 And they were recorded by their generations, heads of their families, great men of war, twenty thousand, two hundred.

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

11 Ref All these were the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their families, seventeen thousand, two hundred men of war, able to go out with the army for war.

12 Ref And Shuppim and Huppim. The sons of Dan, Hushim his son, one.

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

14 Ref The sons of Manasseh by his servant-wife, the Aramaean woman: she gave birth to Machir, the father of Gilead;

15 Ref (And Gilead took a wife, whose name was Maacah, and his sister's name was Hammoleketh;) and the name of his brother was Zelophehad, who was the father of daughters.

16 And Maacah, the wife of Gilead, gave birth to a son to whom she gave the name Peresh; and his brother was named Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

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

18 Ref And his sister Hammoleketh was the mother of Ishhod and Abiezer and Mahlah.

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

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

21 And Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead, whom the men of Gath, who had been living in the land from their birth, put to death, because they came down to take away their cattle.

22 Ref And for a long time Ephraim their father went on weeping for them, and his brothers came to give him comfort.

23 Ref After that, he had connection with his wife, and she became with child and gave birth to a son, to whom his father gave the name of Beriah, because trouble had come on his family.

24 Ref And his daughter was Sheerah, the builder of Beth-horon the lower and the higher, and Uzzen-sheerah.

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

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

27 Ref Nun his son, Joshua his son.

28 Ref Their heritage and their living-places were Beth-el and its daughter-towns, and Naaran to the east, and Gezer to the west, with its daughter-towns, as well as Shechem and its daughter-towns as far as Azzah and its daughter-towns;

29 Ref And by the limits of the children of Manasseh, Beth-shean and its daughter-towns, Taanach, Megiddo, and Dor, with their daughter-towns. In these the children of Joseph, the son of Israel, were living.

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

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

32 And Heber was the father of Japhlet and Shomer and Hotham and Shua, their sister.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

40 Ref All these were the children of Asher, heads of their families, specially strong men of war, chiefs of the rulers. They were recorded in the army for war, twenty-six thousand men in number.

World English Bible (WEB)

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

2 Ref 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 twenty-two thousand six hundred.

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

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

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

6 Ref [The sons of] Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.

7 Ref 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-two thousand thirty-four.

8 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.

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

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

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

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

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

14 Ref The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bore: she bore Machir the father of Gilead:

15 Ref and 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.

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

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

18 Ref His sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, and Abiezer, and Mahlah.

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

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

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

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

23 Ref He went in to his wife, and she conceived, and bore a son, and he named him Beriah, because it went evil with his house.

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

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

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

27 Ref Nun his son, Joshua his son.

28 Ref Their possessions and habitations were Bethel and the towns of it, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns of it; Shechem also and the towns of it, to Azzah and the towns of it;

29 Ref and 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 lived the children of Joseph the son of Israel.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

40 Ref 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 reckoned by genealogy for service in war was twenty-six thousand men.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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

2 Ref And 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.

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

4 Ref And 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;

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

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

7 Ref And 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.

8 And 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,

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

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

11 Ref All 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.

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

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

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

15 Ref And 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.

16 And 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.

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

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

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

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

21 and 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.

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

23 Ref and 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, --

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

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

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

27 Ref Non his son, Jehoshua his son.

28 Ref And 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;

29 Ref and 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.

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

31 And sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel -- he `is' father of Birzavith.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

40 Ref All 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.

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