The Family Line of Issachar
1The sons of Issachar were
Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron. The total number of sons was four.
2The sons of Tola were
Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam and Samuel. They were the leaders of their families. The total number of fighting men who were listed in the history of the family line of Tola was 22,600. That was when David was king.
3The son of Uzzi was
Izrahiah.
The sons of Izrahiah were
Michael, Obadiah, Joel and Ishiah. All five of them were chiefs. 4According to their family history, 36,000 of their men were ready for battle. That’s because they had many wives and children.
5The total number of fighting men who belonged to all the family groups of Issachar was 87,000. The men were listed in their family history.
The Family Line of Benjamin
6The three sons of Benjamin were
Bela, Beker and Jediael.
7The sons of Bela were
Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth and Iri. They were the leaders of their families. The total number of sons was five. Their family history listed 22,034 fighting men.
8The sons of Beker were
Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth and Alemeth. All of them were the sons of Beker. 9Their family history listed the leaders of their families. It also listed 20,200 fighting men.
10The son of Jediael was
Bilhan.
The sons of Bilhan were
Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish and Ahishahar. 11All these sons of Jediael were the leaders of their families. There were 17,200 fighting men who were ready to go to war.
12The Shuppites and Huppites belonged to the family line of Ir. The Hushites belonged to the family line of Aher.
The Family Line of Naphtali
13The sons of Naphtali were
Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem. They belonged to the family line of Bilhah.
The Family Line of Manasseh
14Here is the family line of Manasseh.
He had a concubine who was from the land of Aram. She had Asriel and Makir by him. Makir was the father of Gilead. 15Makir married a woman from among the Huppites and Shuppites. He had a sister named Maakah. Another member of Manasseh’s family line was Zelophehad. All he had was daughters. 16Makir’s wife Maakah had a son by him. She named the boy Peresh. He had a brother named Sheresh. The sons of Sheresh were Ulam and Rakem.
17The son of Ulam was
Bedan.
These were the members of the family line of Makir, the son of Manasseh. Gilead was the son of Makir.
18Gilead’s sister was Hammoleketh. She was the mother of Ishhod, Abiezer and Mahlah.
19The sons of Shemida were
Ahian, Shechem, Likhi and Aniam.
The Family Line of Ephraim
20Here are the members of the family line of Ephraim.
Shuthelah was Ephraim’s son.
Bered was Shuthelah’s son.
Tahath was Bered’s son.
Eleadah was Tahath’s son.
Tahath was Eleadah’s son.
21Zabad was Tahath’s son.
And Shuthelah was Zabad’s son.
Men from Gath killed Ezer and Elead when they went down to steal their livestock. 22Their father Ephraim mourned for them for many days. His relatives came to comfort him. 23Then he slept with his wife. She became pregnant and had a baby boy. Ephraim named him Beriah. That’s because something bad had happened in his family. 24His daughter was Sheerah. She built Lower and Upper Beth Horon. She also built Uzzen Sheerah.
25Rephah was Beriah’s son.
Resheph was Rephah’s son.
Telah was Resheph’s son.
Tahan was Telah’s son.
26Ladan was Tahan’s son.
Ammihud was Ladan’s son.
Elishama was Ammihud’s son.
27Nun was Elishama’s son.
And Joshua was the son of Nun.
28The lands and settlements of the members of Ephraim’s line included Bethel and the villages around it. Naaran was on the east. Gezer and its villages were on the west. The lands and settlements included Shechem. They also included the villages around Shechem all the way to Ayyah and its villages. 29Along the borders of Manasseh were Beth Shan, Taanach, Megiddo and Dor, together with their villages. The members of the family line of Joseph lived in these towns. Joseph was the son of Israel.
The Family Line of Asher
30The sons of Asher were
Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah. They had a sister named Serah.
31The sons of Beriah were
Heber and Malkiel. Malkiel was the father of Birzaith.
32Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham and their sister Shua.
33The sons of Japhlet were
Pasak, Bimhal and Ashvath.
They were Japhlet’s sons.
34The sons of Shomer were
Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah and Aram.
35The sons of Shomer’s brother Helem were
Zophah, Imna, Shelesh and Amal.
36The sons of Zophah were
Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, 37Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran and Beera.
38The sons of Jether were
Jephunneh, Pispah and Ara.
39The sons of Ulla were
Arah, Hanniel and Rizia.
40All of them were members of the family line of Asher. They were the leaders of their families. They were fine men. They were brave fighting men. They were outstanding leaders. The total number of men who were ready for battle was 26,000. They were listed in their family history.
Die Nachkommen von Issachar
1Issachar hatte vier Söhne mit Namen Tola, Puwa, Jaschub und Schimron.
2Tolas Söhne hießen Usi, Refaja, Jeriël, Jachmai, Jibsam und Schemuël. Sie alle waren Sippenoberhäupter. Von Tolas Nachkommen waren zur Zeit Davids nach den Geschlechtsregistern 22.600 Männer wehrfähig.
3Usi hatte einen Sohn namens Jisrachja. Dieser und seine vier Söhne Michael, Obadja, Joel und Jischija waren fünf Sippenoberhäupter. 4In den Geschlechtsregistern ihrer Nachkommen waren 36.000 wehrfähige Männer eingetragen. Es war eine so hohe Zahl, weil die Nachkommen von Usi viele Frauen und Kinder hatten. 5Insgesamt hatten die Sippen des Stammes Issachar 87.000 wehrfähige Männer. Sie alle waren in den Geschlechtsregistern aufgeführt.
Die Nachkommen von Benjamin und Naftali
6Benjamin hatte drei Söhne namens Bela, Becher und Jediaël.
7Die fünf Söhne von Bela hießen Ezbon, Usi, Usiël, Jerimot und Ir; sie alle waren Sippenoberhäupter. In den Geschlechtsregistern dieser fünf Sippen waren 22.034 wehrfähige Männer eingetragen.
8Bechers Söhne hießen Semira, Joasch, Eliëser, Eljoënai, Omri, Jerimot, Abia, Anatot und Alemet. 9In den Geschlechtsregistern ihrer Sippenoberhäupter waren 20.200 wehrfähige Männer aufgeführt.
10Jediaëls Sohn hieß Bilhan, Bilhan hatte sieben Söhne namens Jëusch, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaana, Setan, Tarsis und Ahischahar. 11Sie waren die Oberhäupter ihrer Sippen. Diese stellten ein Heer von 17.200 Mann.
12Die Schuppiter und Huppiter stammten von Ir ab, und die Huschiter gingen auf Aher zurück.
13Die Söhne von Naftali hießen Jachzeel, Guni, Jezer und Schillem; sie waren Bilhas Enkel.
Die Nachkommen von Manasse
14Manasse und seine aramäische Nebenfrau hatten zwei Söhne: Asriël und Machir, den Vater von Gilead. 15Machir heiratete eine Frau von den Huppitern und Schuppitern. Er hatte eine Schwester mit Namen Maacha. Hefers7,15 Ergänzt nach 4. Mose 26,33 und Josua 17,3. Im hebräischen Text fehlt der Name des Vaters. zweiter Sohn hieß Zelofhad, er hatte nur Töchter.
16Machirs Frau Maacha brachte zwei weitere Söhne zur Welt. Sie hießen Peresch und Scheresch. Die Söhne von Scheresch waren Ulam und Rekem. 17Ulams Sohn hieß Bedan. Dies waren die Nachkommen von Gilead, dem Sohn von Machir und Enkel von Manasse.
18Gileads Schwester Molechet hatte drei Söhne namens Ischhod, Abiëser und Machla. 19Die Söhne von Schemida hießen Achjan, Sichem, Likhi und Aniam.
Die Nachkommen von Ephraim
20Ephraim hatte einen Sohn mit Namen Schutelach, auf ihn folgten in direkter Linie: Bered, Tahat, Elada, Tahat, 21Sabad und Schutelach.
Zwei andere Söhne von Ephraim hießen Eser und Elad. Die beiden gingen eines Tages nach Gat, um dort Vieh zu stehlen. Doch die Einwohner der Stadt überraschten sie dabei und brachten sie um. 22Ihr Vater Ephraim trauerte lange Zeit um sie. Seine Brüder kamen zu ihm und versuchten, ihn zu trösten. 23Als er wieder mit seiner Frau schlief, wurde sie schwanger und bekam einen Sohn. Ephraim nannte ihn Beria (»Unglück«), weil er geboren wurde, nachdem Unglück über die Familie hereingebrochen war. 24Ephraim hatte auch eine Tochter, die Scheera hieß. Sie ließ das untere und das obere Bet-Horon und Usen-Scheera erbauen.
25Zwei weitere Söhne von Ephraim hießen Refach und Reschef, dann folgten in direkter Linie Telach, Tahan, 26Ladan, Ammihud, Elischama, 27Nun und Josua.
28Den Nachkommen von Ephraim gehörten Bethel und die umliegenden Orte; im Osten reichte ihr Gebiet bis nach Naara und im Westen bis nach Geser mit den umliegenden Orten; im Norden bildeten Sichem und Aja mit ihren umliegenden Orten die Grenze. 29Den Nachkommen von Manasse gehörten die Städte Bet-Schean, Taanach, Megiddo und Dor mit ihren umliegenden Orten. In allen diesen Städten wohnten die Nachkommen von Josef, Israels Sohn.
Die Nachkommen von Asser
30Asser hatte vier Söhne namens Jimna, Jischwa, Jischwi und Beria und eine Tochter, die Serach hieß.
31Berias Söhne waren Heber und Malkiël, der Gründer von Birsajit.
32Hebers Söhne hießen Jaflet, Schemer und Hotam; außerdem hatte er eine Tochter mit Namen Schua.
33Die Söhne von Jaflet hießen Pasach, Bimhal und Aschwat, 34die Söhne von Schemer waren Ahi, Rohga, Hubba und Aram. 35Die Söhne ihres Bruders Hotam7,35 So nach Vers 32. Im hebräischen Text steht der Name Helem. hießen Zofach, Jimna, Schelesch und Amal.
36Zofachs Söhne waren Suach, Harnefer, Schual, Beri, Jimra, 37Bezer, Hod, Schamma, Schilscha, Jitran und Beera. 38Jeters Söhne waren Jefunne, Pispa und Ara;
39Ullas Söhne hießen Arach, Hanniël und Rizja.
40Diese Nachkommen von Asser waren die Oberhäupter ihrer Sippen, sie waren erfahrene Soldaten und angesehene Männer. Vom Stamm Asser waren 26.000 Mann in den Listen als wehrfähig eingetragen.
