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These are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,

Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,

Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she gave birth to Machir the father of Gilead.

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

His sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod and Abiezer and Mahlah.

The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah and Bered his son, Tahath [I] his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath [II] his son,

Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead were killed by men who were natives of Gath, because they came down to take their livestock.

Their father Ephraim mourned for many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.

Then he went in to his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son, and he named him Beriah (on misfortune), because tragedy had come on his house.

Rephah was his son along with Resheph; Resheph's son was Telah, Tahan his son,

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

Non (Nun) his son, and Joshua [Moses' successor] his son.

The sons of Shemer (Shomer) [his brother]: Ahi and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.

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

Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,

Shaharaim became the father of children in the country of Moab after he had sent away (divorced) Hushim and Baara his wives.

By Hodesh his wife he became the father of Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,

Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of fathers' households.