The sons of Yehuda; Pereż, Ḥeżron, and Karni, and Ḥur, and Shoval.

The sons of Judah: Peretz, Chetzron [(the son of Peretz)], Karmi [(the son of Zimri, the son of Zarach, the son of Judah)], Chur [(the son of Calev, the son of Chetzron)], and Shoval [(the son of Calev, the son of Chur)].

And Re᾽aya the son of Shoval begot Yaĥat; and Yaĥat begot Aĥumay, and Lahad. These are the families of the Żora῾ti.

And Re'ayah the son of Shoval begot Yachath. And Yachath begot Achumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Tzarati.

And these were of the father of ῾Etam; Yizre᾽el, and Yishma, and Yidbash: and the name of their sister was Hażżelelponi;

And these [are the sons of Chur:] Avi-Eitam, Yizre'el, and Yishma and Yidbash. And the name of their sister: Hatzlelponi.

and Penu᾽el the father of Gedor, and ῾Eżer the father of Ḥusha. These are the sons of Ḥur, the firstborn of Efrata, the father of Bet-leĥem.

And Penuel, the father of Gedor, and Ezer, the father of Chushah. These are the sons of Chur, the first-born of Efrathah, the father of Beth-Lachem.

And Ashĥur the father of Teqo῾a had two wives, Ḥel᾽a and Na῾ara.

And Ashchur [(the son of Chetzron)] had two wives: Chelah and Na'arah.

And Na῾ara bore him Aĥuzzam, and Ḥefer, and Temeni, and Aĥashtari. These were the sons of Na῾ara.

And Na'arah bore him: Achuzam and Chefer and Temni and Ha'achashtari. These are the sons of Na'arah.

And the sons of Ḥel᾽a were, Żeret, and Żoĥar, and Etnan.

And the sons of Chelah: Tzereth and Tzochar and Ethnan.

And Qoż begot ῾Anuv, and Żoveva, and the families of Aĥarĥel the son of Harum.

And Kotz begot Anuv and Hatzovevah and the families of Acharchel the son of Harum.

And Ya῾beż was more honourable than his brothers; and his mother called his name Ya῾beż, saying, Because I bore him with pain.

And Yabetz was more esteemed than his brothers. His mother called him "Yabetz," saying: "For I have borne (him) in sadness [etzev]."

And Ya῾beż called on the God of Yisra᾽el, saying, Oh that Thou wouldst bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that Thy hand might be with me, and that Thou wouldst keep me from harm, that it may not hurt me! And God granted him that which he requested.

And Yabetz called to the G-d of Israel, saying: If You bless me, and expand my border, and Your hand be with me and save (me) from evil, not to sadden me, [(then I will offer, etc.)]. And G-d brought to pass what he had asked.

And Keluv the brother of Shuĥa begot Meĥir, who was the father of Eshton.

And Keluv the brother of Shuchah begot Mechir; he is the father of Eshton.

And Eshton begot Bet-rafa, and Paseaĥ, and Teĥinna the father of ῾Ir-naĥash. These are the men of Rekha.

And Eshton begot the house of Rafa and Paseach and Techinah the father of Ir-Nachash. These are the men of Rechah.

And the sons of Qenaz; ῾Otni᾽el, and Seraya: and the sons of ῾Otni᾽el: Ḥatat.

And the sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Serayah. And the sons of Othniel: Chathath.

And Me῾onotay begot ῾Ofra: and Seraya begot Yo᾽av, the father of the Ge-ĥarashim; for they were craftsmen.

And Meonothai begot Ofrah. And Serayah begot Yoav, the father of Gei-Charashim (for they were craftsmen [charashim]).

And the sons of Kalev the son of Yefunne; ῾Iru, Ela, and Na῾am: and the sons of Ela, even Qenaz.

And the sons of Calev the son of Yefuneh: Iru, Elah, and Na'am. And the sons of Elah: Kenaz.

And the sons of Yehallel᾽el; Zif, and Zifa, Tirya, and Asar᾽el.

And the sons of Yehalelel: Ziph and Ziphah, Tirya and Asrael.

And the sons of ῾Ezra were, Yeter, and Mered, and ῾Efer, and Yalon: and she conceived Miryam, and Shammay, and Yishbaĥ the father of Eshtemoa.

And the son of Ezrah: Yether and Mered and Efer and Yalon. And she [(Mered's wife)] begot Miryam [(a male)] and Shammai and Yishbach the father of Eshtemoa.

And his wife Yehudiyya bore Yered the father of Gedor, and Ḥever the father of Sokho, and Yequti᾽el the father of Zanoaĥ. And these are the sons of Bitya the daughter of Par῾o whom Mered took.

And his Jewish wife [(as opposed to the aforementioned, Bithyah, the daughter of Pharaoh)] begot Yered the father of Gedor and Chever the father of Sochoh and Yekuthiel the father of Zanoach. These [(Miryam, etc.)] are the sons of Bithyah the daughter of Pharaoh whom Mered took (as a wife).

And the sons of the wife of Hodiyya the sister of Naĥam, the father of Qe῾ila the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Ma῾akhatite.

And the sons of the wife of Hodiyah, the sister of Nacham: the father of Ke'ilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Ma'achathite.

And the sons of Shimon were, Amnon, and Rinna, Ben-ĥanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Yish῾i were, Zoĥet, and Ben-zoĥet.

And the sons of Shiymon: Amnon and Rinah, Ben-Chanan and Tilon. And the sons of Yish'i: Zocheth and Ben-Zocheth.

The sons of Shela the son of Yehuda were, ῾Er the father of Lekha, and La῾ada the father of Maresha, and the families of the house of the linen workers, of the house of Ashbea,

The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lechah and Laddah the father of Mareshah and the families of the linen workers of the house of Ashbea.

and Yoqim, and the men of Kozeva, and Yo᾽ash, and Saraf, who ruled in Mo᾽av, and Yashuvi-leĥem (But the records are ancient.)

And Yokim and the men of Cozeva and Yoash and Saraf, who intermarried with Moav, and Yashuvi-Lacham. These things are ancient [i.e., received tradition].

These were the potters, and those who dwelt among plantations and hedges: there they dwelt, occupied with the king’s work.

They were the potters and the dwellers by the plantings and the fences. With the king, (when employed) in his work, they dwelt there.

The sons of Shim῾on were, Nemu᾽el, and Yamin, Yariv, Zeraĥ and Sha᾽ul:

The sons of Shimon: Nemuel and Yamin, Yariv, Zerach, Shaul.

Shallum his son, Mivsam his son, Mishma his son.

Shalum, his [(Shaul's)] son; Mivsam, his son; Mishma, his son.

And the sons of Mishma; Ḥammu᾽el his son, Zakkur his son, Shim῾i his son.

And the sons of Mishma: Chamuel, his son; Zakkur, his son; Shim'i, his son.

And Shim῾i had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers had not many children, nor did all their family multiply, like the children of Yehuda.

And Shim'i had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children. And their whole family [(that of Shimon)] was not so large as that of Judah.

And they dwelt at Be᾽er-sheva, and Molada, and Ḥażar-shu῾al.

And they dwelt in Beersheva and Moladah and Chatzar-Shaul.

and at Bilha, and at ῾Eżem, and at Tolad,

And in Bilhah and in Etzem and in Tolad.

and at Betu᾽el, and at Ḥorma, and at Żiqlag,

And in Bethuel and in Charmah and in Tziklag.

and at Bet-markavot, and Ḥażar-susim, and at Bet-bir᾽i, and at Sha῾arayim. These were their cities until the reign of David.

And in Beth-markavoth and in Chatzar-susim and in Beth-bir'i and in Sha'arayim. These were their cities until the reign of David [(when he expelled them from the territory of Judah)].

And their settlements were, ῾Etam, and ῾Ayin, Rimmon, and Tokhen, and ῾Ashan; five cities:

And their villages: Eitam and Ayin, Rimon, Tochen and Ashan — five cities —

and all their settlements that were round about the same cities as far as Ba῾al. These were their habitations, and their genealogy.

and all their villages roundabout these cities [(Eitam, etc.)] until Ba'al. This [area] comprised their dwelling and they [(these places) were ascribed to them.

And Meshovav, and Yamlekh, and Yosha the son of Amażya.

And Meshovav and Yamlech and Yoshah the son of Amatzyah,

And Yo᾽el, and Yehu the son of Yoshivya, the son of Seraya, the son of ῾Asi᾽el,

And Yoel and Yehu the son of Yoshivyah, the son of Serayah, the son of Asiel,

and Elyo῾enay, and Ya῾aqova, and Yeshoĥaya, and ῾Asaya, and ῾Adi᾽el, and Yesimi᾽el, and Benaya.

And Elyoeinai, and Yaakovah, and Yeshochayah, and Asayah, and Adiel, and Yesimiel, and Benayah,

and Ziza the son of Shif῾i, the son of Allon, the son of Yedaya, the son of Shimri, the son of Shema῾ya;

And Ziza the son of Shif'i, the son of Alon, the son of Yedayah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemayah —

these mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly.

these, the aforementioned were princes in their families, and the house of their fathers proliferated greatly [(and the aforementioned area could not contain them)].

And they went to the entrance of Gedor, as far as the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

And they went to Mevo-Gedor, to the east of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

And they found rich, good pasture, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ḥam had dwelt there of old.

And they found pasture, fat and good, and the land, far-reaching, and [its settlers] quiet and tranquil [(and unprepared for war)], being of Cham who had settled there of yore.

And these written by name came in the days of Yeĥizqiyyahu king of Yehuda, and smote their tents, and the Me῾unim who were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their stead: because there was pasture there for their flocks.

And these, the aforementioned, came, in the days of Yechizkiyahu, king of Judah, and they smote their tents and the abodes found there, and razed them until this day, and they dwelt in their places, finding pasture for their flocks there.

And some of them, of the sons of Shim῾on, five hundred men, went to mount Se῾ir, having as their leaders Pelatya, and Ne῾arya, and Refaya, and ῾Uzzi᾽el, the sons of Yish῾i.

And of them, of the sons of Shimon, five hundred men went to the mountain of Seir, Felatyah, Na'arayah, Refayah, and Uziel, the sons of Yish'i, at their head.

And they smote the remnant of ῾Amaleq who had escaped, and dwelt there to this day.

And they smote the remnant of Amalek, and they dwelt there until this day.