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Verse 1

The children of Iuda were: Phares, Hesrom, Charmi, Hur & Sobal.

Verse 2

Rehoia the sonne of Sobal begat Iahath. Iahath begat Ahumai and Lahad. These are the kynreds of the Zaregathites,

Verse 3

Elle ye father of Etha, Iesreel, Iesma, Iedbas and their sister was called Hazelelponi:

Verse 4

and Penuel the father of Gedor, & Eser the father of Husa. These are the children of Hur the first sonne of Ephrata ye father of Bethleem.

Verse 5

Ashur ye father of Thecoa had two wyues, Hellea & Naera:

Verse 6

and Naera bare Ahusam, Hepher, Thennu, & Ahastari: these are the childre of Naera.

Verse 7

The childre of Hellea were: Zereth, Iezohar and Ethnan.

Verse 8

Chos begat Anub and Hazobeba, and the kynred of Aharhel the sonne of Harum.

Verse 9

Iaebes was more honorable then his brethre, and his mother called him Iaebes, for she sayde: I haue borne him with trouble.

Verse 10

And Iaebes called vpon the God of Israel, & sayde: Yf thou wilt blesse me, and increase the borders of my londe, & yf thy hande be with me, & thou delyuer me from euell, yt it trouble me not. And God caused it for to come that he axed.

Verse 11

Chalub the brother of Suah begat Mehir: he is the father of Esthon.

Verse 12

Esthon begat Bethrapha, Passeah, and Thehinna ye father of the cite of Nahas: these are the men of Recha.

Verse 13

The children of Kenas were: Athniel and Saraia. The childre of Athniel were, Hathath.

Verse 14

And Meonothai begat Aphra. And Saraia begat Ioab the father of Geharasim: for they were carpenters.

Verse 15

The childre of Caleb the sonne of Iephune were: Iru, Ela & Naam. The children of Ela were: Kenas.

Verse 16

The children of Iehaleleel were: Siph, Sipha, Thiria, & Asarieel.

Verse 17

The childre of Esra were: Iether, Mered, Epher & Ialon, & Thahar with Miriam, Samai, Ie?bah the father of Esthemoa,

Verse 18

& his wife Iudi Ia bare Iered the father of Geder, Heber the father of Socho, Iekuthiel ye father of Sanoah: these are the children of Bithia the doughter of Pharao, which Mared toke.

Verse 19

The childre of the wife Hodia the sister of Naham ye father of Regila, were, Hagarmi & Esthomoa the Maechathite.

Verse 20

The children of Simon were: Amnon, Rimna & Benhanan, Thiflon. The children of Iesei were: Soheth, and Ben Soheth.

Verse 21

The childre of Sela ye sonne of Iuda were: Er, ye father of Lecha. Laeda the father of Maresa, & the kynred of ye lynnen weuers in ye house of A?bea:

Verse 22

& Iokim, & the men of Cosebo, Ioas & Seraph, which were housholders in Moab, and dwelt at Lahem and Hadebarim Athikim.

Verse 23

These were potmakers, and dwelt amoge plantes and hedges, besyde the kynge in his busynes, and came & dwelt there.

Verse 24

The children of Simeon were Nemuel, Iamin, Iarib, Serah, Saul:

Verse 25

whose sonne was Sallum, whose sonne was Mipsam, whose sone was Misma.

Verse 26

The childre of Misma were, Hamuel, whose sonne was Sachur, whose sonne was Simei.

Verse 27

Simei had sixtene sonnes and sixe doughters, and his brethren had not many childre. And all their kynred multiplied not as the children of Iuda.

Verse 28

But they dwelt at Berseba, Molada, Hazar Sual,

Verse 29

Bilha, Ezem, Tholad,

Verse 30

Bethuel, Harma, Ziclag,

Verse 31

Beth Marchaboth, Hazarsussim, Beth Birei, and Saraim: these were their cities vntyll ye tyme of kynge Dauid.

Verse 32

And their townes, Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, Asan, these fyue cities,

Verse 33

& all the vyllages that were aboute these cities, vntyll Baal, this is their habitacion and their kynred amonge them.

Verse 34

And Mesobab, Iamlech, Iosa the sonne of Amasia,

Verse 35

Ioel, Iehu the sonne of Ieschibia, the sonne of Seraia, the sonne of Asiel,

Verse 36

Elioenai, Iaecoba, Iesohaia, Asaia, Adiel, Ismael and Benaia.

Verse 37

Sisa the sonne of Siphei, ye sonne of Alon, the sonne of Iedaia, the sonne of Simri, the sonne of Semaia.

Verse 38

These were famous prynces in their kynreds of the house of their fathers, and multiplied in nombre.

Verse 39

And they wente forth, that they might come vnto Gedor to the east syde of the valley, to seke pasture for their shepe.

Verse 40

And founde fat and good pasture, and a londe large on both the sydes, quyete and riche: for they of Ham dwelt there afore tyme.

Verse 41

And these that are now descrybed by name, came in the tyme of Ezechias the kynge of Iuda, and smote the tentes and dwellinges of those that were founde there, and damned them vnto this daye, and dwelt in their steade, for there had they pasture for their shepe.

Verse 42

There wente of them also (of the children of Simeon) fyue hundreth men vnto mount Seir, with their rulers: Platia, Nearia, Rephaia and Vsiel, the children of Iesei,

Verse 43

and smote the remnaunt of the Amalechites (which were escaped) and dwelt there vnto this daye.

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