(Genesis 35:21–26; Genesis 38:1–30)

¹ These were the sons of Israel:

² Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

³ The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, who put him to death.

⁴ Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

⁵ The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

⁶ The sons of Zerah: Zimri,¹ Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara²—five in all.

1. Zimri is a variant of Zabdi; see Joshua 7:1.
2. Most Hebrew manuscripts; many Hebrew manuscripts, some LXX manuscripts, and Syriac (see also 1 Kings 4:31) Darda

⁷ The son¹ of Carmi: Achar,² who brought trouble upon Israel by violating the ban on devoted things.

1. Hebrew sons
2. Achar means troubler; also called Achan in Joshua 7 and Joshua 22.

⁸ The son of Ethan: Azariah.

⁹ The sons who were born to Hezron: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.¹

1. Hebrew Chelubai, a variant of Caleb; see verse 18.

¹⁰ Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of the descendants of Judah.

¹¹ Nahshon was the father of Salmon,¹ and Salmon was the father of Boaz.

1. LXX (see also Ruth 4:20–21); Hebrew Salma; twice in this verse

¹² Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.

¹³ Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea¹ third,

1. Shimea is a variant of Shammah, Shimeah, and Shimei; see 1 Samuel 16:9, 2 Samuel 13:3, and 2 Samuel 21:21.

¹⁴ Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth,

¹⁵ Ozem sixth, and David seventh.

¹⁶ Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.

¹⁷ Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether¹ the Ishmaelite.

1. Jether is a variant of Ithra; see 2 Samuel 17:25.

¹⁸ Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were the sons of Azubah: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.

¹⁹ When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath,¹ who bore to him Hur.

1. Ephrath is a variant of Ephrathah; see verse 50.

²⁰ Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.

²¹ Later, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead. He had married her when he was sixty years old, and she bore to him Segub.

²² Segub was the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.

²³ But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth-jair,¹ along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages. All these were descendants of Machir the father of Gilead.

1. Or the villages of Jair

²⁴ After Hezron died in Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah bore¹ to him Ashhur the father² of Tekoa.

1. Or After Hezron died, Caleb had relations with Ephrathah, the wife of Hezron his father, and she bore; see also LXX.
2. Or the founder; also in verses 42, 45, 49, and possibly elsewhere

²⁵ The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron:

²⁶ Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah, who was the mother of Onam.

²⁷ The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

²⁸ The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai:

²⁹ Nadab and Abishur. Abishur’s wife was named Abihail, and she bore to him Ahban and Molid.

³⁰ The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children.

³¹ The son¹ of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai.

1. Hebrew sons; three times in this verse

³² The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.

³³ The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.

³⁴ Sheshan had no sons, but only daughters; but he did have an Egyptian servant named Jarha.

³⁵ Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore to him Attai.

³⁶ Attai was the father of Nathan, Nathan was the father of Zabad,

³⁷ Zabad was the father of Ephlal, Ephlal was the father of Obed,

³⁸ Obed was the father of Jehu, Jehu was the father of Azariah,

³⁹ Azariah was the father of Helez, Helez was the father of Elasah,

⁴⁰ Elasah was the father of Sismai, Sismai was the father of Shallum,

⁴¹ Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.

⁴² The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha¹ his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and Mareshah his second son, who was the father of Hebron.

1. Hebrew; LXX Mareshah

⁴³ The sons of Hebron:

⁴⁴ Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. Shema was the father of Raham the father of Jorkeam, and Rekem was the father of Shammai.

⁴⁵ The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.

⁴⁶ Caleb’s concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.

⁴⁷ The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.

⁴⁸ Caleb’s concubine Maacah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah.

⁴⁹ She was also the mother of Shaaph father of Madmannah, and of Sheva father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Acsah.

⁵⁰ These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons¹ of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah:²

1. LXX and Vulgate; Hebrew son
2. Ephrathah is a variant of Ephrath; see verse 19.

⁵¹ Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim, Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader.

⁵² These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim:

⁵³ Haroeh, half the Manahathites, and the clans of Kiriath-jearim—the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.

⁵⁴ The descendants of Salma:

⁵⁵ Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites, and the clans of the scribes¹ who lived at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.²

1. Or of the Sopherites
2. Or the father of Beth-rekab or the founder of the house of Rechab