1 Adam, Shet (Seth), Enosh, 2 Keynan, Mahalalel, Yered (Jared), 3 Hanok (Enoch), Metushelah (Methuselah), Lemek (Lamech), 4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Yefet (Japheth).

5 Yefet’s sons were Gomer, Magog, Maday, Yavan, Tuval, Meshek, and Tiras. 6 Gomer’s sons were Ashkenaz, Rifat, and Togarmah. 7 Yavan’s sons were Elishah, Tarshish, Kitim, and Dodanim.

8 Ham’s sons were Kush, Mitsrayim, Put, and Kena’an (Canaan). 9 Kush’s sons were Seva, Havilah, Savta, Raemah, and Savteka. Raemah’s sons were Sheva and Dedan. 10 Then Kush fathered Nimrod and he became a mighty warrior. 11 Mitsrayim was the ancestor of the Lud, the Anamim, the Lehavim, the Naftuhim, 12 the Patrusim, the Kasluhim, and the Kaftor people groups. (The Pelishtim descended from the Kasluhim people group.) 13 Kena’an’s first son was Tsidon (Sidon), and then he was also the ancestor of the Hitim, 14 the Yevusim, the Amorim, the Girgashim, 15 the Hivim, the Arkim, the Sinim, 16 the Arvadim, the Tsemarim, and the Hamatim.

17 Shem’s sons were Eylam, Ashur, Arpakshad, Lud, and Aram. Aram’s sons were: Uts (Uz), Hul, Geter, and Meshek. 18 Arpakshad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Ever. 19 Ever had two sons: Peleg (which sounds like the Hebrew word for ‘divided’, because in his lifetime, the earth was divided)[ref] and Yaketan. 20 Yaketan was the ancestor of: Almodad, Shelef, Hatsarmavet, Yerah, 21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22 Eyval, Avimael, Sheva, 23 Ofir, Havilah, and Yovav. All those were the descendants of Yaketan.

24 These were the descendants of Shem (in order from him to Avraham ): Arpakshad, Shelah, 25 Ever, Peleg, Re’u, 26 Serug, Nahor, Terah, 27 and Avram (whose name God later changed to Avraham).

28 Avraham’s sons were Yitshak (Isaac) and Yishmael (Ishmael). 29 These were their family lines: The first son born to Yishmael (the son of Avraham’s slave-wife Hagar) was Nevayot, then his other sons Kedar, Adbe’el, Mivsam, 30 Mishma, Dumah, Masa, Hadad, Teyma, 31 Yetur, Nafish, and Kedemah. Those were Yishmael’s twelve sons. 32 The sons of Avraham’s slave-wife Keturah were Zimran, Yakeshan, Medan, Midyan, Yishbak, and Shuah. Yakeshan’s sons were Sheva and Dedan. 33 Midyan’s sons were Eyfah, Efer, Hanok, Avida, and Elda’ah. All those were Keturah’s descendants.

34 Avraham had his son Yitshak (Isaac) by his wife Sarah, and Yitshak’s sons were Esav (Esau) and Ya’akov (Jacob) , whose name God later changed to Yisrael (Israel).

35 Esav’s (Esau) sons were Elifaz, Re’uel, Ye’ush, Yaelam, and Korah. 36 Elifaz’s sons were Teyman, Omar, Tsefo, Gaetam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek. 37 Re’uel’s sons were Nahat, Zerah, Shamah, and Mizah.

38 Se’ir was another descendant of Esav (Esau) , and his sons were Lotan, Shoval, Tsivoen, Anah, Dishon, Etser, and Dishan. 39 Lotan’s sons were Hori and Homam, and Lotan’s sister was Timna. 40 Shoval’s sons were Alvan, Manahat, Eyval, Shefo, and Onam. Tsivoen’s sons were Ayah and Anah. 41 Anah’s son was Dishon. Dishon’s sons were Hamran, Eshban, Yitran, and Keran. 42 Etser’s sons were Bilhan, Za’avan, and Ya’akan. Dishan’s sons were Uts (Uz) and Aran.

43 These are the kings who ruled the region of Edom (where Se’ir’s descendants lived) before any kings ruled over Yisrael (Israel): Bela son of Be’or, and his city’s name was Dinhavah. 44 When Bela died, Zerah’s son Yovav from Batserah city replaced him as king. 45 When Yovav died, Husham replaced him as king. He was from the region where the Teyman people group lived. 46 When Husham died, Bedad’s son Hadad replaced him as king. His city’s name was Avit. Hadad defeated the Midyan people group in the Moav (Moab) region. 47 When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah city replaced him as king. 48 When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehovot-on-the-river replaced him as king. 49 When Shaul died, Akbor’s son Ba’al-Hanan replaced him as king. 50 When Ba’al-Hanan died, Hadad replaced him as king. His city’s name was Paeu. His wife’s name was Meheytavel—she was the daughter of Matred and the granddaughter of Mey-Zahav.

51 Then Hadad[ref] died.

The leaders of the Edom people group were Chiefs Timna, Alvah, Yetet, 52 Oholivamah, Elah, Pinon, 53 Kenaz, Teyman, Mivtsar, 54 Magdiyel, and Iram. Those were the chiefs of Edom.

2 These were Yisrael’s (Israel) sons: Re’uven, Shim’on (Simeon), Levi, and Yehudah (Judah), Yisakar (Issachar), and Zevulun, 2 Dan, Yosef (Joseph), Benyamin, Naftali (Naphtali), Gad, and Asher.

3 Yehudah’s (Judah) sons (with the Kena’ani (Canaanite) woman Bat-Shua) were Er, Onan, and Shela. (Yehudah’s eldest son, Er, was evil in Yahweh’s eyes, and he killed him.) 4 His daughter-in-law Tamar had twin boys named Perets and Zerah, so altogether Yehudah had five sons.

5 Perets’s sons were Hetsron and Hamul. 6 Zerah had five sons: Zimri, Eytan, Heyman, Kalkol, and Dara. 7 Zimri had a son named Karmi. Karmi had a son named Akar who brought trouble into Yisrael (Israel) by violating a ban on devoted things.[ref] 8 Eytan’s son was Azaryah.

9 Hetsron had three sons: Yerahme’el, Ram, and Keluvay.[fn]

10 Ram was the father of Aminadav, and Aminadav was the father of Nahshon—a leader of the tribe of Yehudah (Judah). 11 Nahshon was the father of Salma. Salma was the father of Boaz. 12 Boaz was the father of Oved. Oved was the father of Yishay (Jesse). 13 Yishay had his son Eliav first, Avinadav second, Shimea third. 14 Netanel fourth, Raday fifth, 15 Otsem sixth, then David last. 16 Their sisters were Tseruyah and Avigayil. Tseruyah’s three sons were Avishay, Yoav (Joab), and Asahel. 17 Avigayil had Amasa. Amasa’s father was Yeter, a descendant of Yishmael (Ishmael).

18 Hetsron’s third son Kalev (Caleb) had sons with Azuvah, one of his wives. The sons were Yesher, Shovav, and Ardon. (The other wife’s name was Yerieot.) 19 When Azuvah died, Kalev married Efrat, and they had a son named Hur. 20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Betsalel.

21 Later, when Hetsron was sixty years old, he had sexual intercourse with a daughter of Makir from the region of Gilead and married her. Hetsron’s new wife gave birth to their son Seguv. 22 Seguv was the father of Yair, and Yair controlled twenty-three cities in the Gilead region. 23 But Geshur and Aram captured Havot-Ya’ir and Kenat from them, plus their surrounding towns—sixty towns in all, populated by descendants of Makir (the father of Gilead). 24 After Hetsron’s death in Kalev-Efratah, his wife Aviyah gave birth to his son Ashur (Assyria), the father of Tekoa.

25 Hetsron’s oldest son was Yerahme’el and his sons were Ram (the oldest), Bunah, Oren, Otsem, and Ahiyah. 26 Yerahme’el had another wife named Atarah. She was the mother of Onam. 27 The sons of Yerahme’el’s oldest son, Ram, were Ma’ats, Yamin, and Eker. 28 Onam’s sons were Shamay and Yada, and Shamay’s sons were Nadav and Avishur.

29 Avishur’s wife was Avihayil, and their sons were Ahban and Molid. 30 Nadav’s sons were Seled and Apayim. (Seled died childless.) 31 Apayim’s son was Yishei, Yishei’s son was Sheshan, and Sheshan’s son was Ahlay.

32 The sons of Shamay’s brother Yada were Yeter and Yonatan (Jonathan). (Yeter died childless.) 33 Yonatan’s sons were Pelet and Zaza.

Those were the descendants of Yerahme’el.

34 Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. He had a male servant from Mitsrayim (Egypt) whose name was Yarha, 35 and Sheshan gave his daughter to him for a wife, and they had a son Atay. 36 Atay was the father of Natan (Nathan), and Natan was the father of Zavad. 37 Zavad was the father of Eflal, and Eflal was the father of Oved. 38 Oved was the father of Yehu (Jehu), and Yehu was the father of Azaryah. 39 Azaryah was the father of Helets, and Helets was the father of Eleasah. 40 Eleasah was the father of Sismay, and Sismay was the father of Shalum. 41 Shalum was the father of Yekamyah, and Yekamyah was the father of Elishama.

42 The oldest son of Yerahme’el’s brother Kalev (Caleb) was Meysha. Meysha was the father of Zif, and Zif was the father of Mareshah. Mareshah was the father of Hevron. 43 Hevron’s sons were Korah, Tapuah, Rekem, and Shema. 44 Shema was the father of Raham. Raham was the father of Yarekeam. Rekem was the father of Shamay. 45 Shamay’s son was Maeon, and Maeon was the father of Beyt-Tsur. 46 Kalev had a slave-wife named Eyfah who gave birth to Haran, Motsa, and Gazez. Haran had a son who he also named Gazez. 47 Yehday’s sons were: Regem, Yotam (Jotham), Geyshan, Pelet, Eyfah, and Sha’af.

48 Kalev had another slave-wife named Ma’akah who gave birth to Shever and Tirhanah. 49 She also gave birth to Sha’af (the father of Madmanah), Sheva (father of Makbena and Givea), and Kalev’s daughter Aksah.

50 These people were also descendants of Kalev: His other wife Efratah had a son Hur. Hur’s sons were Shoval (founder of Kiryat-Yearim city), 51 Salma (founder of Beyt-Lehem (Bethlehem)), and Haref (founder of Beyt-Gader). 52 The descendants of Shoval (founder of Kiryat-Yearim) were Haroeh, half of the Manahatim, 53 and the clans from Kiryat-Yearim: the Yitrim, the Putim, the Shumatim, and the Mishraim. From those came the Tsor’atim and Eshtaolim. 54 Salma’s descendants were the people of Beyt-Lehem, the Netofatim, the clan of Atrot-Beyt-Yo’av, and half of the Manahatim, who were also Tsor’im. 55 The clans of the scribes lived at Yaebets: the Tiratim, the Shimeatim, and the Sukatim. These are the Keynim who descended from Hamat, the ancestor of Rekav’s family.

3 These were David’s sons who were born to him in Hevron: the first was Amnon by Ahinoam the Yizre’eli, the second Daniyel by Avigayil the Karmeli, 2 the third Avshalom (Absalom), the son of Ma’akah (daughter of King Talmay of Geshur), the fourth Adoniyah, the son of Hagit, 3 the fifth Shefatyah by Avital, the sixth Yitream by his wife Eglah.

4 Six were born to David in Hevron where he reigned for seven and a half years.[ref]

Then he reigned in Yerushalem (Jerusalem) for thirty-three years 5 and these were born to him there: Bat-Shua (also known as Bat-Sheva (Bathsheba), daughter of Amiyel)[ref] gave birth to four sons: Shimea, Shovav, Natan (Nathan), and Shelomoh (Solomon). 6 Other sons were Yavehar, Elishama, Elifelet, 7 Nogah, Nefeg, Yafia, 8 Elishama, Elyada, and Elifelet. (Nine in all.) 9 David also had sons from his slave-wives. Their sister was Tamar.

10 Shelomoh (Solomon) had a son Rehav’am (Rehoboam), he had a son Aviyah, he had a son Asa, he had a son Yehoshafat (Jehoshaphat), 11 he had a son Yoram (Joram), he had a son Ahazyah, he had a son Yoash, 12 he had a son Amatsyah, he had a son Azaryah, he had a son Yotam (Jotham), 13 he had a son Ahaz, he had a son Hizkiyah (Hezekiah), he had a son Menasheh (Manasseh), 14 he had a son Amon, and he had a son Yoshiyah (Josiah). 15 Yoshiyah had four sons: The oldest was Yohanan, second was Yehoyakim, third was Tsidkiyah (Zedekiah), and the fourth was Shalum. 16 Yehoyakim had a son Yekaneyah, and he had a son Tsidkiyah.

17 Yekaneyah was captured and taken to Bavel (Babylon). His sons were Shealtiyel, 18 Malkiram, Pedayah, Shenatsar, Yekamyah, Hoshama, and Nedavyah. 19 Pedayah’s sons were Zerubavel and Shimei. Two of Zerubavel’s sons were Meshulam and Hananyah, and their sister was Shelomot. 20 Zerubavel’s five other sons were Hashuvah, Ohel, Berekyah, Hasadyah, and Yushav-Hesed. 21 Hananyah’s descendants were Pelatyah, Yeshayah (Isaiah), and the sons of Refayah, of Arnan, of Ovadyah (Obadiah), and of Shekanyah. 22 Shekanyah’s six descendants were Shemayah and Shemayah’s sons Hatush, Yigal, Bariah, Nearyah, and Shafat. 23 Nearyah’s three sons were Elyehoeynay, Hizkiyah, and Azrikam. 24 Elyehoeynay’s seven sons were Hodavyah, Elyashiv, Pelayah, Akuv, Yohanan, Delayah, and Anani.

4 Yehudah’s (Judah) sons were Perets, Hetsron, Karmi, Hur, and Shoval. 2 Shoval had a son Reayah, Reayah had a son Yahat, and Yahat had Ahumay and Lahad. Those were the ancestors of the Tsor’atim. 3 Yizre’el (Jezreel), Yishma, and Yidbas started the clans that lived in Eytam city, and they had a sister named Hatslelponi. 4 Hur was the first son born to his mother Efratah, and he founded Beyt-Lehem (Bethlehem) city. Hur had these descendants: Penuel and Ezer. Penuel started the clans that lived in Gedor city, and Ezer started the clans that lived in Hushah city. 5 Hetsron’s son Ashur (Assyria), the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Na’arah, 6 and Na’arah bore him Ahuzam, Hefer, Teymeni, and Ha’ahashtari. 7 Ashur and his wife Helah’s sons were Tseret, Yitshar, Etnan, 8 and Kots. Kots was the father of Anuv and Tsovevah, and the ancestor of the clans descended from Harum’s son Aharhel.

9 Yaebets was more respected than his brothers. His mother had named him Yaebets (which sounds like the word meaning ‘pain’), saying, “It’s because I bore him in pain.” 10 Yaebets called out to Yisrael’s (Israel) god, saying, “Oh, please give me a real blessing, and help me and enlarge my territory, and don’t do anything to harm me, so that I won’t be in pain.” And God did what Yaebets requested.

11 Another of Yehudah’s (Judah) descendants was Shuhah. His brother Keluv was the father of Mehir. Mehir was the father of Eshton. 12 Eshton was the father of Beyt-Rafa, Paseah, and Tehinah. Tehinah founded Nahash city, but lived in Rekah.

13 Kenaz’s sons were Otniel and Serayah. And Otniel’s sons were Hatat and Me’onotay.[fn] 14 Me’onotay had a son Ofrah, and Serayah fathered Yoav (Joab), the founder of Craftsmen’s Valley, because they were craftsmen.

15 The sons of Kalev (Caleb) (Yefuneh’s son) were Iru, Elah, and Na’am, and Elah’s son was Kenaz.

16 Yehalel’el’s sons were Zif, Zifah, Tirya, and Asarel.

17 Ezra’s sons were Yeter, Mered, Efer, and Yalon. And Mered’s wife Bityah conceived Miryam (Miriam), Shamay, and Yishbah, the father of Eshtemoa. 18 ⇔She was one of Par’oh’s (Pharaoh) daughters. Mered’s wife, who was a descendant of Yehudah (Judah), gave birth to Yered (Jared) the father of Gedor, Hever the father of Sokoh, and Yekutiel the father of Zanoah. 19 The sons of Hodiyah’s wife (Naham’s sister) were the father of Ke’ilah the Garmi and the father of Eshtemoa the Ma’akati.

20 Shim’on’s sons were Amnon, Rinah, Ben-Hanan, and Tulon.

Yishei’s sons were Zohet and Ben-Zohet.

21 The sons of Shela (one of Yehudah’s (Judah) sons) were Er (father of Lekah), Laedah (father of Mareshah and the clans who worked with linen at Beyt-Eshbea), 22 Yokim and the men of Kozava, and Yoash and Saraf, who ruled in Moav (Moab) and Yashuvi-Lehem. (All this is from ancient records.) 23 They were the potters who lived in Netaeim and Gederah—they lived there and worked for the king.

24 Shim’on’s (Simeon) sons were Nemuel, Yamin, Yariv, Zerah, and Shaul. 25 Shaul’s son was Shalum. Shalum’s son was Mivsam. Mivsam’s son was Mishma. 26 The following were Mishma’s descendants: Mishma’s son was Hamuel. Hamuel’s son was Zakur. Zakur’s son was Shimei. 27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but none of his brothers had many children, so Shim’on’s descendants were never as numerous as those of his younger brother Yehudah (Judah).

28 Shim’on’s descendants lived in these cities and towns: Be’er-Sheva (Beersheba), Moladah, Hatsar-Shual,[ref] 29 Bilhah, Etsem, Tolad, 30 Betuel, Hormah, Tsiklag, 31 Beyt-Hamarkavot, Hatsar-Susim, Beyt-Biri, and Sha’arayim. They lived in those places until David became king. 32 They also lived in five villages: Eytam, Ayin, Rimon, Token, and Ashan, 33 and all the villages around these towns as far as Ba’al. Those were their settlements, and they kept their genealogical records.

34 Their clan leaders were Meshovav, Yamlek, Yoshah the son of Amatsyah, 35 Yoel (Joel), Yehu (Jehu) the son of Yoshivyah, the son of Serayah, the son of Asiyel, 36 as well as Elyehoeynay, Ya’akovah, Yeshohayah, Asayah, Adiel, Yeshimael, Benayah, 37 and Ziza the son of Shifei, the son of Alon, the son of Yedayah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemayah. 38 Those who are named above were the leaders of their clans, and their extended families increased greatly in number, 39 and they went to the entrance of Gedor (to the east of the valley) in search of pasture for their flocks. 40 They found good, fertile pasture, and the land was wide, and quiet and peaceful, because Ham’s descendants had lived there previously.

41 Those listed by name went there in the days of Yehudah’s (Judah) King Hizkiyah (Hezekiah) and struck down the tents of the Meunim who were found there. They completely annihilated them (to this day), and they lived there in their place because there was pasture for their flocks there. 42 Then five hundred of their men who were descendants of Shim’on (Simeon) went to Mt. Se’ir, led by Yishei’s sons Pelatyah, Nearyah, Refayah, and Uziel. 43 They also struck down the rest of the Amalekim who escaped, and they’ve lived there to this day.

5 Re’uven was the first child born to Yisrael (Israel) (also known as Ya’akov (Jacob) ), but when he had sex with one of his father’s slave-wives, his birthright was given to the sons of Yosef (Joseph), another one of Yisrael’s sons. So Re’uven wasn’t recorded as inheriting the birthright, 2 and although Yehudah (Judah) was stronger than his other brothers and would be the son to produce a ruler, the birthright went to Yosef.[ref] 3 The sons of Yisrael’s eldest son Re’uven were Hanok, Palu, Hetsron, and Karmi.

4 Another of Re’uven’s descendants was Yoel (Joel), and his son was Shemayah. Shemayah’s son was Gog. Gog’s son was Shimei. 5 Shimei’s son was Mikah. Mikah’s son was Reayah. Reayah’s son was Ba’al. 6 Ba’al’s son was Be’erah, who became a leader of the Re’uvenim, but the Assyrian King Tiglat-Pileser captured him and took him back to Ashur (Assyria).[ref] 7 His brothers by their clans, as listed in their genealogical records: Yeiel the leader, Zekaryah (Zechariah), 8 Bela son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Yoel. Re’uven’s clan lived near the city of Aroer as far north as the cities of Nevo and Ba’al-Me’on. 9 Some of them lived further east, as far as the edge of the desert that extends to the Perat (Euphrates) River, because their livestock had multiplied back in the Gilead region. 10 (In the days of King Sha’ul (Saul), they’d battled with the Hagrim and defeated them, so then they’d lived in their tents all over eastern Gilead.)

11 Gad’s descendants lived opposite them in the Bashan region as far as Salkah: 12 Yoel (Joel) was their leader, Shafam was second-in-command, others were Ya’anay and Shafat in Bashan. 13 Their cousins who were leaders of seven clans were Mika’el (Michael), Meshulam, Sheva, Yoray, Ya’akan, Ziea, and Ever. 14 Those were descendants of Avihayil, the son of Huri, the son of Yaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Mika’el, the son of Yeshishay, the son of Yahdo, the son of Buz. 15 Ahi was the son of Avdiel, the son of Guni, head of their clans. 16 Those descendants of Gad lived in towns in the Gilead and Bashan regions, and on all the pastureland throughout the Sharon Plain. 17 All of them were listed in the genealogies in the days of Yehudah’s (Judah) King Yotam (Jotham) and Yisrael’s (Israel) King Yarov’am (Jeroboam).

18 There were 44,760 warriors descended from strong men in the tribes of Re’uven and Gad and the eastern half of the tribe of Menasheh (Manasseh). They all carried shields and swords, and bows and arrows, and were all trained to fight in battles. 19 They went to war against the Hagrim, Yetur, Nafish, and Nodav, 20 and were helped because they called out to God in the battle. So with God answering their prayers because of their trust in him, they were able to defeat the Hagrim and their allies. 21 They captured their livestock, including 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, and 2,000 donkeys, as well as 100,000 people, 22 because many were killed as a result of God’s assistance. Then they lived in that area until the exile.

23 The descendants of the half tribe of Menasheh (Manasseh) lived in the Bashan region as far as Ba’al-Hermon and Senir, and Mt. Hermon, and they increased in number. 24 Their clan leaders were Efer, Yishei, Eliel, Azriel, Yirmiyah (Jeremiah), Hodavyah, and Yahdiyel. They were all powerful and famous warriors, and leaders of their clans.

25 But they disobeyed their ancestors’ god, and they prostituted themselves to the gods of the peoples that God had destroyed ahead of them in that region. 26 So Yisrael’s (Israel) god stirred up the spirit of the Assyrian King Pul[ref] (also known as Tiglat-Pileser).[ref] He took them into exile—that is, the Re’uvenim, the Gadim, and the half tribe of Menasheh (Manasseh). Then he took them to Halah, Havor, Hara, and the river of Gozan (where they still are to this day).[ref]

6 Levi’s sons were Gereshon, Kohat, and Merari.

2 Kohat’s sons were Amram, Yitshar, Hevron, and Uziel.

3 Amram’s children were Miryam (Miriam), Aharon (Aaron), and Mosheh (Moses).

Aharon’s sons were Nadav, Avihu, Eleazar, and Itamar.

4 Eleazar was the father of Pinhas, and Pinhas was the father of Avishua. 5 Avishua was the father of Buki, and Buki was the father of Uzi. 6 Uzi was the father of Zerahyah, and Zerahyah was the father of Merayot. 7 Merayot fathered Amaryah, and Amaryah fathered Ahituv. 8 Ahituv was the father of Tsadok, and Tsadok was the father of Ahima’ats. 9 Ahima’ats was the father of Azaryah, and Azaryah was the father of Yohanan. 10 Yohanan was the father of Azaryah. Azaryah was a priest in the temple that Shelomoh (Solomon) built in Yerushalem (Jerusalem). 11 Azaryah was the father of Amaryah, and Amaryah was the father of Ahituv. 12 Ahituv was the father of Tsadok, and Tsadok was the father of Shalum. 13 Shalum was the father of Hilkiyah, and Hilkiyah was the father of Azaryah. 14 Azaryah was the father of Serayah, and Serayah was the father of Yehotsadak.

15 Yehotsadak was included when Yahweh sent Nevukadnetsar (Nebuchadnezzar) to take Yehudah (Judah) (which includes Yerushalem) into exile.

16 Levi’s sons were Gereshon, Kohat, and Merari.[ref] 17 The names of Gereshon’s sons were Livni and Shimei. 18 Kohat’s sons were Amram, Yitshar, Hevron, and Uziel. 19 Merari’s sons were Mahli and Mushi.

Here’s a list of Levi’s descendants who became leaders of their clans:

20 Gereshon’s oldest son was Livni, Livni’s son was Yahat, and Yahat’s son was Zimah. 21 Zimah’s son was Yoah, Yoah’s son was Ido, Ido’s son was Zerah, and Zerah’s son was Ye’eteray.

22 Another line of Kohat’s descendants started with his son Aminadav. Aminadav’s son was Korah. Korah’s son was Asir. 23 Asir’s son was Elkanah. Elkanah’s son was Evyasaf. Evyasaf’s son was Asir. 24 Asir’s son was Tahat. Tahat’s son was Uriel. Uriel’s son was Uziyah. Uziyah’s son was Shaul.

25 Elkanah’s sons were Amasay, Ahimot, 26 and a son also named Elkanah. Elkanah’s son was Tsuf. Tsuf’s son was Nahat. 27 Nahat’s son was Eliav. Eliav’s son was Yeroham. Yeroham’s son was Elkanah.

28 Shmuel (Samuel) had sons: his oldest son Yoel (Joel) and his other son Aviyah.

29 Merari’s descendants started with Mahli. Mahli’s son was Livni. Livni’s son was Shimei. Shimei’s son was Uza. 30 Uza’s son was Shimea. Shimea’s son was Hagiyah. Hagiyah’s son was Asayah.

54 Here’s a list of places where Aharon’s (Aaron) descendants lived. Kohat’s descendants were the first to be allotted property. 55 They were given the city of Hevron in Yehudah (Judah) and the surrounding pastureland, 56 except that Kalev (Caleb) received the fields farther from the city and the villages around the city. (Kalev was Yefuneh’s son.) 57 Those descendants of Aharon were given Hevron (a refuge city), as well as these towns and their nearby pastureland: Livnah, Yatir, Eshtemoa, 58 Hilen, Devir, 59 Ashan, and Beyt-Shemesh (Heliopolis). 60 From the Benyamin tribe, they received the cities of Geva, Alemet, and Anatot and their pasturelands. Altogether those Kohatite clans received thirteen cities, 61 and the remaining Kohatite clans received ten cities from the clans of the Menasheh (Manasseh) tribe.

62 The clans of Gereshon’s descendants received thirteen cities from the tribes of Yisakar (Issachar), Asher, Naftali (Naphtali), and the part of the Menasheh tribe that lived in the Bashan region across the Yarden (Jordan) River. 63 The clans of Merari’s descendants received twelve cities from the tribes of Re’uven, Gad, and Zevulun. 64 The Israeli leaders allotted those towns and the nearby pasturelands to the Levites. 65 They also allotted them the cities from the tribes of Yehudah (Judah), Shim’on (Simeon), and Benyamin that were listed above. 66 Some of Kohat’s descendants received cities from the Efrayim (Ephraim) tribe. 67 They also gave them these cities with the surrounding pasturelands: Shekem (a refuge city), Gezer, 68 Yakemeam, Beyt-Horon, 69 Ayalon, and Gat-Rimon. 70 ⇔Kohat’s other descendants received the cities of Aner and Bil’am (Balaam) and the nearby pastureland from the half-tribe of Menasheh (that lives west of the Yarden River).

71 Gereshon’s descendants also received, from the part of the Menasheh tribe that lived across the Yarden River, two cities and pastureland near them: Golan in the Bashan region, and Ashtarot.

72 From the Yisakar (Issachar) tribe they received these cities and their nearby pastureland: Kedesh, Davrat, 73 Ramot, and Anem. 74 From the Asher tribe they received these cities and their nearby pastureland: Mashal, Avdon, 75 Hukok, and Rehov.

76 From the Naftali (Naphtali) tribe they received these cities and their nearby pastureland: Kedesh (in the Galil region), Hamon, and Kiryatayim.

77 Merari’s descendants received these cities and their nearby pasturelands from the Zevulun tribe: Rimon and Tavor.

78 From the Re’uven tribe across the Yarden (Jordan) River (opposite Yeriho (Jericho)), they were allotted these cities and towns and their nearby pastureland: Betser in the wilderness, Yahats, 79 Kedemot, and Mofa’at.

80 From the Gad tribe, they received these cities and their nearby pastureland: Ramot in the Gilead region, Mahanayim, 81 Heshbon, and Yazer.

7 Yisakar’s (Issachar) four sons were Tola, Puah, Yashuv, and Shimron. 2 Tola’s sons were Uzi, Refayah, Yeriel, Yahmay, Yivsam, and Shmuel (Samuel), who all became leaders of their clans. There were strong warriors in the record of Tola’s descendants in each generation. (During the time when David was Yisrael’s (Israel) king, there were 22,600 such men.)

3 Uzi’s son was Yizrahyah. Yizrahyah’s five sons were Mika’el (Michael), Ovadyah (Obadiah), Yoel (Joel), and Yishiyah. They were all leaders of their clans. 4 Along with them, according to their family records, were 36,000 troops in the army, because they had numerous wives and sons. 5 Altogether, Yisakar’s clans had 87,000 strong warriors listed in their genealogy.

6 Benyamin’s three sons were Bela, Beker, and Yedieael. 7 Bela’s five sons were Etsbon, Uzi, Uziel, Yerimot, and Iri, who were leaders of their clans. According to their family records, they had 22,034 strong warriors.

8 Beker’s sons were Zemirah, Yoash, Eliezer, Elyehoeynay, Omri, Yerimot, Aviyah, Anatot, and Alemet. 9 Altogether, their clans had 20,200 strong warriors listed in their genealogy.

10 Yedieael’s son was Bilhan. Bilhan’s sons were Ye’ush, Benyamin, Ehud, Kena’anah, Zeytan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. 11 All those descendants of Yedieael were clan leaders and strong warriors, having 17,200 men ready to go to war.

12 The Shupim and Hupim were descendants of Ir, and the Hushim were descendants of Aher.

13 Naftali’s (Naphtali) sons were Yahtsiel, Guni, Yetser, and Shalum. (They were descendants of Ya’akov’s (Jacob) slave-wife Bilhah.)

14 Menasheh (Manasseh) had sons by his Arami (Syrian) (Heb. Aramean) slave-wife. She gave birth to Asriel and Makir (who fathered Gilead). 15 Makir married a wife from the Hupim and Shupim. (His sister’s name was Ma’akah.) Another descendant was Tselofehad, and he had daughters. 16 Makir’s wife (also called Ma’akah) bore a son and named him Peresh (and named his brother Sheresh) and his sons were Ulam and Rekem. 17 Ulam’s son was Bedan. Those were the descendants of Gilead (Makir’s son and Menasheh’s grandson).

18 Gilead’s sister was Hamoleket. She was the mother of Ishehod, Aviezer, and Mahlah.

19 Another of Gilead’s sons was Shemida, whose sons were Ahyan, Shekem, Likhi, and Anieam.

20 These are Efrayim’s (Ephraim) descendants:

One of Efrayim’s sons was Shutelah. Shutelah’s son was Bered. Bered’s son was Tahat. Tahat’s son was Eleadah. Eleadah’s son was also named Tahat. 21 Tahat’s son was Zavad. Zavad’s son was Shutelah. Efrayim’s other sons, Ezer and Elead, went to Gat city to steal some cattle but were killed by some of the natives of that area. 22 Their father Efrayim mourned for quite some time, and his relatives came to comfort him. 23 Then he slept with his wife and she got pregnant and gave birth to a son. Efrayim named him Beriah (which sounds like the Hebrew word for ‘trouble’), because of the recent tragedy in their family.

24 Efrayim’s daughter was She’erah and she founded three towns: Lower Beyt-Horon, Upper Beyt-Horon, and Uzen-She’erah.

25 Another of Efrayim’s sons was Refah. Refah’s son was Reshef. Reshef’s son was Telah. Telah’s son was Tahan. 26 Tahan’s son was Laedan. Laedan’s son was Amihud. Amihud’s son was Elishama. 27 Elishama’s son was Nun. Nun’s son was Yehoshua (Joshua) (or Yehoshua, who led Yisrael’s (Israel) descendants after Mosheh (Moses) died).

28 This is a list of the cities and areas where Efrayim’s descendants lived: Beyt-El (Bethel) and the nearby villages, Na’aran to the east, Gezer to the west and the nearby villages, and Shekem and the nearby villages extending north as far as Ayah and its villages.

29 Along the border of the area where Menasheh’s (Manasseh) descendants lived were these towns: Beyt-Shean, Ta’anak, Megidon, Dor, and all the nearby villages. The people who lived in all those places were descendants of Ya’akov’s (Jacob) son Yosef (Joseph).

30 Asher’s sons were Yimnah, Yishvah, Yishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.

31 Beriah’s sons were Hever and Malkiel. Malkiel was the father of Birzot.

32 Hever was the father of Yaflet, Shomer, Hotam, and their sister Shua. 33 Yaflet’s sons were Pasak, Bimhal, and Ashvat.

34 Shomer’s sons were Ahi, Rohagah, Yehubah, and Aram.

35 Shomer’s younger brother was Helem. Helem’s sons were Tsofah, Yimna, Shelesh, and Amal.

36 Tsofah’s sons were Suah, Harnefer, Shual, Beri, Yimrah, 37 Betser, Hod, Shama, Shilshah, Yitran (whose other name was Yeter), and Be’era.

38 Yeter’s sons were Yefuneh, Pispah, and Ara. 39 Another of Asher’s descendants was Ula, whose sons were Arah, Haniyel, and Ritsya.

40 All those were Asher’s descendants, clan leaders, chosen, very strong, leaders of leaders. And there were 26,000 men listed in their genealogy in the army.

8 Benyamin had sons: Bela, Ashbel, Ahrah, 2 Nohah, and the fifth, Rafa.

3 Bela’s sons were Adar, Gera, Avihud, 4 Avishua, Na’aman, Ahoah, 5 Gera, Shefufan, and Huram.

6 One of Gera’s sons was Ehud. His descendants were leaders of their clans who lived in Geva city, but were taken into exile to Manahat. 7 Ehud’s sons were Na’aman, Ahiyah, and Gera. Gera was the one who led them when they moved to Manahat. He was the father of Uza and Ahihud.

8 Another of Benyamin’s descendants was Shaharayim, who lived in the Moav (Moab) countryside. He divorced his wives Hushim and Ba’ara, 9 and fathered sons with his wife Hodesh: Yovav, Tsivya, Meysha, Malkam, 10 Ye’uts, Shaveyah, and Mirmah. They all became leaders of their clans. 11 (He’d fathered Avituv and Elpa’al by Hushim.)

12 Elpa’al’s sons were Ever, Misham, Shemer (who built Ono city, plus Lod and its towns),

13 plus Beriah and Shema, who were leaders of their clans, who lived in Ayalon city. They forced the people who lived in Gat city to flee.14-16 Beriah’s sons were Ahyo, Shashak, Yerimot, Zevadyah, Arad, Eder, Mika’el (Michael), Yishpah, and Yoha.

17-18 Elpa’al’s other descendants included Zevadyah, Meshulam, Hizki, Hever, Yishmeray, Yizliah, and Yovav.

19-21 Another of Benyamin’s descendants was Shimei. Shimei’s descendants included Yakim, Zikri, Zavdi, Eli’eynay, Tsiletay, Eliel, Adayah, Berayah, and Shimrat.

22-25 Shashak’s sons were Yishpan, Ever, Eliel, Avdon, Zikri, Hanan, Hananyah, Eylam, Antotiyah, Yifdeyah, and Penuel.

26-27 Another of Benyamin’s descendants was Yeroham, whose sons were Shamsheray, Sheharyah, Atalyah (Athaliah), Ya’areshyah, Eliyah (Elijah), and Zikri.

28 All those descendants of Elpa’al (Shaharayim’s son) were leaders of their clans according to their genealogies. They all lived in Yerushalem (Jerusalem).

29 Another of Benyamin’s descendants was Yeiel—he was a founder of Giveon city. His wife was Ma’akah. 30 His sons, starting with the eldest, were Avdon, Tsur, Kish, Ba’al, Nadav, 31 Gedor, Ahyo, and Zeker. 32 Miklot (another of Yeiel’s sons) was Shimeah’s father. All those descendants of Yeiel also lived in Yerushalem (Jerusalem) near their relatives.

33 Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of King Sha’ul (Saul). Sha’ul was the father of Yonatan (Jonathan), Malkishua, Avinadav, and Eshba’al. 34 Yonatan’s son was Meriv-Ba’al. Meriv-Ba’al was the father of Mikah.

35 Mikah’s sons were Piton, Melek, Ta’area, and Ahaz. 36 Ahaz was the father of Yeho’adah. Yeho’adah was the father of Alemet, Azmavet, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Motsa. 37 Motsa was the father of Binea. Rafa was Binea’s son. Eleasah was Rafa’s son. Atsel was Eleasah’s son.

38 Atsel had a total of six sons, named Azrikam, Bokru, Yishmael (Ishmael), Shearyah, Ovadyah (Obadiah), and Hanan. 39 Atsel had a brother, Eshek. Eshek’s oldest son was Ulam. His other sons were Ye’ush and Elifelet.

40 Ulam’s sons were powerful warriors who were also archers. Altogether they had 150 sons and grandsons.

All those were Benyamin’s descendants.

9 So the genealogy of all Israelis was listed—yes, written on the scroll of Yisrael’s (Israel) kings.

Then Yehudah (Judah) was taken into exile to Bavel (Babylon) because of their unfaithfulness. 2 The first to return and resettle their land and their cities were some priests, Levites, temple servants, and other Israelis.[ref] 3 Some from the tribes of Yehudah, Benyamin, Efrayim (Ephraim), and Menasheh (Manasseh) also returned and lived in Yerushalem (Jerusalem), including the following:

4 Utay son of Amihud (Amihud was Omri’s son, Omri was Imri’s son, Imri was Bani’s son, Bani was a descendant of Perets, Perets was Yehudah’s son), 5 Asayah and his sons (descendants of Shilon—Asayah was the oldest), 6 and Ye’uel and 690 other relatives from Zerah’s clan.

7 From Benyamin’s descendants, Salu (who was Meshulam’s son, Meshulam was Hodavyah’s son, Hodavyah was Senuah’s son), 8 Yivneyah (Yeroham’s son), Elah (who was Uzi’s son, Uzi was Mikri’s son), and Meshulam (who was Shefatyah’s son, Shefatyah was Re’uel’s son, Re’uel was Yivniyah’s son).

9 In all, there were 956 of Benyamin’s descendants living in Yerushalem. All those above were leaders of their clans.

10 Some of the priests who returned to Yehudah (Judah) were: Yedayah, Yehoyariv, Yakin, 11 Azaryah, the leading official at the temple (Azaryah was Hilkiyah’s son, Hilkiyah was Meshulam’s son, Meshulam was Tsadok’s son, Tsadok was Merayot’s son, Merayot was Ahituv’s son), 12 Adayah (who was Yeroham’s son, Yeroham was Pashhur’s son, Pashhur was Malkiyah’s son), and Ma’asay (who was Adiel’s son, Adiel was Yahzerah’s son, Yahzerah was Meshulam’s son, Meshulam was Meshilemit’s son, Meshilemit was Imer’s son).

13 Altogether there were 1,760 priests who returned to Yehudah. They were leaders of their clans, and they were all capable and responsible to work in God’s residence.

14 From Levi’s descendants who returned to Yehudah (Judah) there were: Shemayah (who was Hashuv’s son, Hashuv was Azrikam’s son, Azrikam was Hashavyah’s son, Hashavyah was a descendant of Levi’s youngest son Merari), 15 Bakbakar, Heresh, Galal, Matanyah (who was Mika’s son, Mika was Zikri’s son, Zikri was Asaf’s son), 16 Ovadyah (Obadiah) (who was Shemayah’s son, Shemayah was Galal’s son, Galal was Yedutun’s son), and Berekyah who lived in one of the villages where the Netofat people lived (Berekyah was Asa’s son, Asa was Elkanah’s son).

17 From Levi’s descendants who returned to Yehudah and who guarded the temple gates there were Shalum, Akuv, Talmon, Ahiman, and some of their relatives. Shalum was their leader. 18 ⇔Those descendents of Levi were gatekeepers at the King’s Gate on the east, and their descendants still are, even to this day.

19 Shalum was Kore’s son, Kore was Evyasaf’s son, and Evyasaf was Korah’s son. Shalum and his relatives from his clan (Korah’s descendants) had the duty of being gatekeepers, responsible for guarding the entrances to Yahweh’s temple, as their ancestors had done. 20 Previously Pinhas (Eleazar’s son) had supervised the gatekeepers. Yahweh was with Pinhas.

21 Zekaryah (Zechariah) (Meshelemyah’s son) was gatekeeper of the entrance to the assembly tent. 22 Altogether, there were 212 men chosen to guard the gates. The records of the clans in their villages listed their names. King David and the prophet Shmuel (Samuel) appointed them because they were dependable. 23 They and their sons watched over the gates of Yahweh’s house, that is, the sacred tent, as guards. 24 There were gatekeepers on each of the temple’s four sides: east, west, north, and south. 25 Their relatives in their villages would come in from time to time to relieve them for seven days, 26 because the four leaders of the gatekeepers were Levites, and they were also trusted to supervise the rooms and the treasuries in God’s residence. 27 They would spend the night around the temple while they were in charge, and would open it with the key each morning.

28 Some of them monitored the utensils used in the activities—counting them as they brought them out and when they put them away again. 29 Others took care of the containers and utensils used in the sanctuary, along with the fine flour, the wine and oil, and the frankincense and spices. 30 Some of the priests mixed the fragrances and spices.

31 There was a Levite named Matityah (Shalum’s oldest son, who was a descendant of Korah) whose official duty was supervising the baking of the flat breads. 32 Some of Kohat’s descendants prepared the rows of bread to be laid out on the sacred table every rest day.

33 Some of Levi’s descendants were temple musicians and singers. The leaders of those families stayed in the temple accommodations. They didn’t have other duties, because they were expected to serve day and night. 34 Those were the heads of the Levite families according to their generations, and they lived in Yerushalem (Jerusalem).

35 Another of Benyamin’s descendants was Yeiel. He was a founder of Giveon city and lived there. His wife was Ma’akah. 36 His oldest son was Avdon, and his other sons were Tsur, Kish, Ba’al, Ner, Nadav, 37 Gedor, Ahyo, Zekaryah (Zechariah), and Miklot. 38 Miklot was Shim’am’s father. They also lived near their relatives in Yerushalem (Jerusalem).

39 Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of King Sha’ul (Saul). Sha’ul was the father of Yonatan (Jonathan), Malkishua, Avinadav, and Eshba’al. 40 Yonatan’s son was Meriv-Ba’al. Meriv-Ba’al was the father of Mikah. 41 Mikah’s sons were Piton, Melek, and Tahrea. 42 Ahaz was the father of Yaerah. Yaerah was the father of Alemet, Azmavet, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Motsa. 43 Motsa was the father of Binea. Refayah was Binea’s son. Eleasah was Refayah’s son. Atsel was Eleasah’s son.

44 Atsel had six sons, named Azrikam, Bokru, Yishmael (Ishmael), Shearyah, Ovadyah (Obadiah), and Hanan.