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

Now the sons of Issachar were, Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimrom, four.

The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel, heads of their fathers' households. The sons of Tola were valiant warriors in their generations. Their number in the days of David was 22,600.

And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house, to wit, of Tola: they were valiant men of might in their generations; whose number was in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred.

The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah. And the sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah; all five of them were chief men.

And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, five: all of them chief men.

And with them by their generations according to their fathers' households were thirty-six thousand troops of the army for war; for they had many wives and sons.

And with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand men: for they had many wives and sons.

Their relatives among all the families of Issachar were valiant warriors, registered by genealogy, eighty-seven thousand in all.

And their brethren among all the families of Issachar were valiant men of might, reckoned in all by their genealogies fourscore and seven thousand.

Benjamin had three sons: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.

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

The sons of Bela were five: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. They were heads of fathers' households, valiant warriors, 22,034 registered by genealogy.

And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.

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

And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher.

They were registered by genealogy according to their generations, heads of their fathers' households, 20,200 valiant warriors.

And the number of them, after their genealogy by their generations, heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour, was twenty thousand and two hundred.

The son of Jediael was Bilhan. And the sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.

The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar.

All these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers' households, 17,200 valiant warriors who were ready to go out with the army to war.

All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valour, were seventeen thousand and two hundred soldiers, fit to go out for war and battle.

Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir; Hushim was the son of Aher.

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

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

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

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

The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bare: (but his concubine the Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead:

Machir took a wife from Huppim and Shuppim, whose name was Maacah. And the name of the second was Zelophehad, and Zelophehad had daughters.

And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maachah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.

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

And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

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

And the sons of Ulam; Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.

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

And his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah.

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

And the sons of Shemidah were, Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.

The sons of Ephraim were Shuthelah and Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,

And the sons of Ephraim; Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eladah his son, and Tahath his son,

Zabad his son, 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 their livestock.

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

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

And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren 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, because misfortune had come upon his house.

And when he went in to his wife, she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house.

His daughter was Sheerah, who built lower and upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah.

(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Bethhoron the nether, and the upper, and Uzzensherah.)

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

And Rephah was his son, also Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son.

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

Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son.

Non his son, and Joshua his son.

Non his son, Jehoshuah his son.

Their possessions and dwelling places were Bethel with its towns, and to the east, Naaran, and to the west, Gezer with its towns, and Shechem with its towns, as far as Ayyah with its towns,

And their possessions and habitations were, Bethel and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof:

and along the borders of the sons of Manasseh, Beth-shean with its towns, Taanach with its towns, Megiddo with its towns, and Dor with its towns. In these regions lived the sons of Joseph the son of Israel.

And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Bethshean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel.

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

The sons of Asher; Imnah, and Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah, and Serah their sister.

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

And the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel, who is the father of Birzavith.

Heber fathered Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, and their sister Shua.

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

The sons of Japhlet were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were the sons of Japhlet.

And the sons of Japhlet; Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the children of Japhlet.

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

And the sons of Shamer; Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.

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

And the sons of his brother Helem; Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal.

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

The sons of Zophah; Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah,

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

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

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

And the sons of Jether; Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara.

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

And the sons of Ulla; Arah, and Haniel, and Rezia.

All these were the sons of Asher, heads of the fathers' houses, choice, valiant mighty men, and heads of the leaders. And the number of them registered by genealogy for service in war was twenty-six thousand men.

All these were the children of Asher, heads of their father's house, choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the princes. And the number throughout the genealogy of them that were apt to the war and to battle was twenty and six thousand men.