1 These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

3 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah, which three were born to him of Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in Yahweh’s sight; and he killed him. 4 Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

5 The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul. 6 The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five of them in all. 7 The son of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespass in the devoted thing. 8 The son of Ethan: Azariah.

9 The sons also of Hezron, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. 10 Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah; 11 and Nahshon became the father of Salma, and Salma became the father of Boaz, 12 and Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse; 13 and Jesse became the father of his firstborn Eliab, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third, 14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, 15 Ozem the sixth, and David the seventh; 16 and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three. 17 Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.

18 Caleb the son of Hezron became the father of children by Azubah his wife, and by Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. 19 Azubah died, and Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur. 20 Hur became the father of Uri, and Uri became the father of Bezalel.

21 Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he took as wife when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub. 22 Segub became the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. 23 Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and its villages, even sixty cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead. 24 After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah, Hezron’s wife, bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.

25 The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were Ram the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. 26 Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah. She was the mother of Onam. 27 The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. 28 The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. 29 The name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail; and she bore him Ahban and Molid. 30 The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; but Seled died without children. 31 The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai. 32 The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died without children. 33 The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel. 34 Now Sheshan had no sons, but only daughters. Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. 35 Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife; and she bore him Attai. 36 Attai became the father of Nathan, and Nathan became the father of Zabad, 37 and Zabad became the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal became the father of Obed, 38 and Obed became the father of Jehu, and Jehu became the father of Azariah, 39 and Azariah became the father of Helez, and Helez became the father of Eleasah, 40 and Eleasah became the father of Sismai, and Sismai became the father of Shallum, 41 and Shallum became the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah became the father of Elishama.

42 The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron. 43 The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. 44 Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem became the father of Shammai. 45 The son of Shammai was Maon; and Maon was the father of Beth Zur. 46 Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran became the father of Gazez. 47 The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jothan, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. 48 Maacah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah. 49 She bore also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.

50 These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim, 51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader. 52 Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim had sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth. 53 The families of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites. 54 The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites. 55 The families of scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.

1 Dies sind die Kinder Israels: Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Juda, Isaschar, Sebulon,

2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphthali, Gad, Asser.

3 Die Kinder Judas sind: Ger, Onan, Sela. Die drei wurden ihm geboren von der Kanaanitin, der Tochter Suas. Ger aber, der erste Sohn Judas, war böse vor dem HErrn, darum tötete er ihn.

4 Thamar aber, seine Schnur, gebar ihm Perez und Serah, daß aller Kinder Judas waren fünf.

5 Die Kinder Perez sind: Hezron und Hamul.

6 Die Kinder aber Serahs sind: Simri, Ethan, Heman, Chalkol, Dara. Der aller sind fünf.

7 Die Kinder Charmis sind Achan, welcher betrübete Israel, da er sich am Verbanneten vergriff.

8 Die Kinder Ethans sind Asarja.

9 Die Kinder aber Hezrons, die ihm geboren, sind: Jerahmeel, Ram, Chalubai.

10 Ram aber zeugete Amminadab. Amminadab zeugete Nahesson, den Fürsten der Kinder Juda.

11 Nahesson zeugete Salma. Salma zeugete Boas.

12 Boas zeugete Obed. Obed zeugete Isai.

13 Isai zeugete seinen ersten Sohn Eliab, Abinadab den andern, Simea den dritten,

14 Nethaneel den vierten, Raddai den fünften,

15 Ozem den sechsten, David den siebenten.

16 Und ihre Schwestern waren: Zerujas und Abigail. Die Kinder Zerujas sind: Abisai, Joab, Asahel, die drei.

17 Abigail aber gebar Amasa. Der Vater aber Amasas war Jether, ein Ismaeliter.

18 Kaleb, der Sohn Hezrons, zeugete mit Asuba, seiner Frau, und Jerigoth; und dies sind derselben Kinder: Jeser, Sobab und Ardon.

19 Da aber Asuba starb, nahm Kaleb Ephrath; die gebar ihm Hur.

20 Hur gebar Uri. Uri gebar Bezaleel.

21 Danach beschlief Hezron die Tochter Machirs, des Vaters Gileads; und er nahm sie, da er war sechzig Jahre alt; und sie gebar ihm Segub.

22 Segub aber zeugete Jair, der hatte dreiundzwanzig Städte im Lande Gilead.

23 Und er kriegte aus denselben Gesur und Aram, die Flecken Jairs, dazu Kenath mit ihren Töchtern, sechzig Städte. Das sind alle Kinder Machirs, des Vaters Gileads.

24 Nach dem Tode Hezrons in Kaleb-Ephratha ließ Hezron, Abia, sein Weib, die gebar ihm Ashur, den Vater Thekoas.

25 Jerahmeel, der erste Sohn Hezrons, hatte Kinder: den ersten Ram, Buna, Oren und Ozem und Ahia.

26 Und Jerahmeel hatte noch ein ander Weib, die hieß Atara, die ist die Mutter Onams.

27 Die Kinder aber Rams, des ersten Sohns Jerahmeels, sind: Maaz, Jamin und Eker.

28 Aber Onam hatte Kinder: Samai und Jada. Die Kinder aber Samais sind: Nadab und Abisur.

29 Das Weib aber Abisurs hieß Abihail, die ihm gebar Achban und Molid.

30 Die Kinder aber Nadabs sind: Seled und Appaim; und Seled starb ohne Kinder.

31 Die Kinder Appaims sind Jesei. Die Kinder Jeseis sind Sesan. Die Kinder Sesans sind Ahelai.

32 Die Kinder aber Jadas, des Bruders Samais, sind: Jether und Jonathan; Jether aber starb ohne Kinder.

33 Die Kinder aber Jonathans sind: Peleth und Sasa. Das sind die Kinder Jerahmeels.

34 Sesan aber hatte nicht Söhne, sondern Töchter. Und Sesan hatte einen ägyptischen Knecht, der hieß Jarha.

35 Und Sesan gab Jarha, seinem Knechte, seine Tochter zum Weibe, die gebar ihm Athai.

36 Athai zeugete Nathan. Nathan zeugete Sabad.

37 Sabad zeugete Ephlal. Ephlal zeugete Obed.

38 Obed zeugete Jehu. Jehu zeugete Asarja.

39 Asarja zeugete Halez. Halez zeugete Eleasa.

40 Eleasa zeugete Sissemai. Sissemai zeugete Sallum.

41 Sallum zeugete Jekamia. Jekamia zeugete Elisama.

42 Die Kinder Kalebs, des Bruders Jerahmeels, sind: Mesa, sein erster Sohn, der ist der Vater Siphs, und der Kinder Maresas, des Vaters Hebrons.

43 Die Kinder aber Hebrons sind: Korah, Thapuah, Rekem und Sama.

44 Sama aber zeugete Raham, den Vater Jarkaams. Rekem zeugete Samai.

45 Der Sohn aber Samais hieß Maon, und Maon war der Vater Bethzurs.

46 Epha aber, das Kebsweib Kalebs, gebar Haran, Moza und Gases. Haran aber zeugete Gases.

47 Die Kinder aber Jahdais sind: Regem, Jotham, Gesan, Pelet, Epha und Saaph.

48 Aber Maecha, das Kebsweib Kalebs, gebar Seber und Thirhena;

49 und gebar auch Saaph, den Vater Madmannas, und Sewa, den Vater Machbenas, und den Vater Gibeas. Aber Achsa war Kalebs Tochter.

50 Dies waren die Kinder Kalebs: Hur, der erste Sohn von Ephratha; Sobal, der Vater Kiriath-Jearims;

51 Salma, der Vater Bethlehems; Hareph, der Vater Beth-Gaders.

52 Und Sobal, der Vater Kiriath-Jearims, hatte Söhne, der sah die Hälfte Manuhoths.

53 Die Freundschaften aber zu Kiriath-Jearim waren die Jethriter, Puthiter, Sumathiter und Misraiter. Von diesen sind auskommen die Zaregathiter und Esthaoliter.

54 Die Kinder Salmas sind Bethlehem und die Netophathiter, die Krone des Hauses Joabs, und die Hälfte der Manahthiter von dem Zareither.

55 Und die Freundschaften der Schreiber, die zu Jabez wohneten, sind die Thireathiter, Simeathiter, Suchathiter. Das sind die Kiniter, die da kommen sind von Hamath, des Vaters Beth-Rechabs.