1 Chronicles 4

1. The descendants of Y’hudah: Peretz, Hetzron, Karmi, Hur and Shoval.

2. Re’ayah the son of Shoval fathered Yachat; Yachat fathered Achumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Tzor‘ati.

3. These are [the sons] of the father of ‘Eitam: Yizre‘el, Yishma and Yidbash; their sister’s name was Hatzlelponi.

4. P’nu’el fathered Geder, and ‘Ezer fathered Hushah. These are the sons of Hur the firstborn of Efratah, the father of Beit-Lechem.

5. Ashur the father of T’koa had two wives, Hel’ah and Na‘arah.

6. Na‘arah bore him Achuzam, Hefer, Teimni and Achashtari; these were the sons of Na‘arah.

7. The sons of Hel’ah were Tzeret, Tzochar and Etnan.

8. Kotz fathered ‘Anuv, Tzovevah and the families of Acharchel the son of Harum.

9. Ya‘betz was honored more than his brothers; his mother called him Ya‘betz, she explained, “because I bore him in pain [a].”

10. Ya‘betz called on the God of Isra’el: “Please bless me by enlarging my territory. May your hand be with me! Keep me from harm, so that it will not cause me pain [b].” God granted his request.

11. K’luv the brother of Shuchah fathered M’chir, who fathered Eshton.

12. Eshton fathered Beit-Rafa, Paseach and T’chinah the father of ‘Ir-Nachash. These are the men of Rekhah.

13. The sons of K’naz: ‘Otni’el and S’rayah. The son of ‘Otni’el: Hatat.

14. M‘onotai fathered ‘Ofrah, and S’rayah fathered Yo’av the father of Gei-Harashim; for they were craftsmen [c].

15. The sons of Kalev the son of Y’funeh: ‘Iru, Elah and Na‘am. The son of Elah: K’naz.

16. The sons of Yehallel’el: Zif, Zifah, Tirya and Asar’el.


Footnotes:
a. 1 Chronicles 4:9: Hebrew: ‘otzev
b. 1 Chronicles 4:10: Hebrew: ‘atzbi
c. 1 Chronicles 4:14: Hebrew: harashim