Issachar

The sons of Issachar:(A)

Tola, Puah,(B) Jashub and Shimron—four in all.

The sons of Tola:

Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam and Samuel—heads of their families. During the reign of David, the descendants of Tola listed as fighting men in their genealogy numbered 22,600.

The son of Uzzi:

Izrahiah.

The sons of Izrahiah:

Michael, Obadiah, Joel and Ishiah. All five of them were chiefs. According to their family genealogy, they had 36,000 men ready for battle, for they had many wives and children.

The relatives who were fighting men belonging to all the clans of Issachar, as listed in their genealogy, were 87,000 in all.

Benjamin

Three sons of Benjamin:(C)

Bela, Beker and Jediael.

The sons of Bela:

Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth and Iri, heads of families—five in all. Their genealogical record listed 22,034 fighting men.

The sons of Beker:

Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Beker. Their genealogical record listed the heads of families and 20,200 fighting men.

10 The son of Jediael:

Bilhan.

The sons of Bilhan:

Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish and Ahishahar. 11 All these sons of Jediael were heads of families. There were 17,200 fighting men ready to go out to war.

12 The Shuppites and Huppites were the descendants of Ir, and the Hushites[a] the descendants of Aher.

Naphtali

13 The sons of Naphtali:(D)

Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem[b]—the descendants of Bilhah.

Manasseh

14 The descendants of Manasseh:(E)

Asriel was his descendant through his Aramean concubine. She gave birth to Makir the father of Gilead.(F) 15 Makir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. His sister’s name was Maakah.

Another descendant was named Zelophehad,(G) who had only daughters.

16 Makir’s wife Maakah gave birth to a son and named him Peresh. His brother was named Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

17 The son of Ulam:

Bedan.

These were the sons of Gilead(H) son of Makir, the son of Manasseh. 18 His sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer(I) and Mahlah.

19 The sons of Shemida(J) were:

Ahian, Shechem, Likhi and Aniam.

Ephraim

20 The descendants of Ephraim:(K)

Shuthelah, Bered his son,

Tahath his son, Eleadah his son,

Tahath his son, 21 Zabad his son

and Shuthelah his son.

Ezer and Elead were killed by the native-born men of Gath, when they went down to seize their livestock. 22 Their father Ephraim mourned for them many days, and his relatives came to comfort him. 23 Then he made love to his wife again, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. He named him Beriah,[c] because there had been misfortune in his family. 24 His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon(L) as well as Uzzen Sheerah.

25 Rephah was his son, Resheph his son,[d]

Telah his son, Tahan his son,

26 Ladan his son, Ammihud his son,

Elishama his son, 27 Nun his son

and Joshua his son.

28 Their lands and settlements included Bethel and its surrounding villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer(M) and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages all the way to Ayyah and its villages. 29 Along the borders of Manasseh were Beth Shan,(N) Taanach, Megiddo and Dor,(O) together with their villages. The descendants of Joseph son of Israel lived in these towns.

Asher

30 The sons of Asher:(P)

Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi and Beriah. Their sister was Serah.

31 The sons of Beriah:

Heber and Malkiel, who was the father of Birzaith.

32 Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer and Hotham and of their sister Shua.

33 The sons of Japhlet:

Pasak, Bimhal and Ashvath.

These were Japhlet’s sons.

34 The sons of Shomer:

Ahi, Rohgah,[e] Hubbah and Aram.

35 The sons of his brother Helem:

Zophah, Imna, Shelesh and Amal.

36 The sons of Zophah:

Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, 37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran[f] and Beera.

38 The sons of Jether:

Jephunneh, Pispah and Ara.

39 The sons of Ulla:

Arah, Hanniel and Rizia.

40 All these were descendants of Asher—heads of families, choice men, brave warriors and outstanding leaders. The number of men ready for battle, as listed in their genealogy, was 26,000.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 7:12 Or Ir. The sons of Dan: Hushim, (see Gen. 46:23); Hebrew does not have The sons of Dan.
  2. 1 Chronicles 7:13 Some Hebrew and Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 46:24 and Num. 26:49); most Hebrew manuscripts Shallum
  3. 1 Chronicles 7:23 Beriah sounds like the Hebrew for misfortune.
  4. 1 Chronicles 7:25 Some Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew does not have his son.
  5. 1 Chronicles 7:34 Or of his brother Shomer: Rohgah
  6. 1 Chronicles 7:37 Possibly a variant of Jether

Les descendants d’Issacar

Issacar eut quatre fils[a] : Tola, Poua, Yashoub et Shimrôn. Descendants de Tola : Ouzzi, Rephaya, Yeriel, Yahmaï, Yibsam et Samuel ; tous ceux-là furent les chefs des groupes familiaux de Tola, des guerriers valeureux dans leurs lignées ; à l’époque de David, ils étaient au nombre de 22 600. Descendants d’Ouzzi : Yizrahya qui eut pour fils : Michaël, Abdias, Joël, Yishiya. Ils furent chefs tous les cinq. Leurs groupes familiaux comptaient des corps d’armées totalisant 36 000 soldats, tant leurs femmes et leurs enfants étaient nombreux. L’ensemble des membres de toutes les familles d’Issacar recensées se montait à 87 000 guerriers valeureux.

Les descendants de Benjamin

Benjamin eut trois fils[b] : Béla, Béker et Yediaël. Béla eut cinq fils : Etsbôn, Ouzzi, Ouzziel, Yerimoth et Iri qui furent des chefs de leurs groupes familiaux et de valeureux guerriers, qu’on recensa au nombre de 22 034 hommes. Descendants de Béker : Zemira, Joas, Eliézer, Elyoénaï ; Omri, Yerémoth, Abiya, Anatoth et Alameth. Tels étaient les descendants de Béker. Le recensement selon les descendants des chefs de groupes familiaux donnait 20 200 guerriers valeureux. 10 Descendants de Yediaël : Bilhân, qui eut pour fils : Yeoush, Benjamin, Ehoud, Kenaana, Zétân, Tarsis et Ahishahar. 11 Tous ces descendants de Yediaël furent des chefs de leurs groupes familiaux qui comptaient 17 200 guerriers valeureux pouvant sortir pour le combat. 12 Shouppim et Houppim étaient fils d’Ir : Houshim était fils d’Ahèr.

Les descendants de Nephtali

13 Fils de Nephtali[c] : Yahtséel, Gouni, Yétser et Shalloum[d], descendants de Bilha.

Les descendants de Manassé

14 Descendants de Manassé[e] : Asriel, enfanté par son épouse syrienne de second rang. Elle lui donna aussi Makir, le père de Galaad. 15 Makir prit une femme pour Houppim et une pour Shouppim. Le nom de sa sœur était Maaka. Le nom du second fils était Tselophhad qui n’eut que des filles. 16 Maaka, femme de Makir, lui donna encore un fils qu’elle appela Péresh, dont le frère fut Shéresh ; ce dernier eut pour fils Oulam et Réqem. 17 Oulam eut pour fils Bedân. Tels sont les descendants de Galaad, fils de Makir, et petit-fils de Manassé. 18 Sa sœur Hammoléketh donna naissance à Ishhod, Abiézer et Mahla. 19 Les fils de Shemida étaient : Ahyân, Sichem, Liqhi et Aniam.

Les descendants d’Ephraïm

20 Les descendants d’Ephraïm[f] en ligne directe de père en fils furent : Shoutélah, Béred, Tahath, Eleada, Tahath, 21 Zabad, Shoutélah. Quant à Ezer et Elead, ils furent tués par les habitants de Gath natifs du pays, parce qu’ils avaient tenté de s’emparer de leurs troupeaux. 22 Ephraïm, leur père, porta longtemps leur deuil. Les gens de sa parenté vinrent le consoler. 23 Plus tard, Ephraïm s’unit à sa femme, elle devint enceinte et lui donna un fils qu’il appela Beria (Dans le malheur) car sa famille avait été dans le malheur[g]. 24 Ephraïm eut aussi une fille, Shééra, qui fortifia Beth-Horôn-la-Basse, Beth-Horôn-la-Haute, et Ouzzèn-Shééra. 25 Puis, en ligne directe de père en fils : Réphah, Résheph, Télah, Tahân, 26 Laedân, Ammihoud, Elishama, 27 Noun et Josué. 28 Les descendants d’Ephraïm avaient en propriété pour y habiter Béthel et les localités qui en dépendaient, à l’est, Naarân ; à l’ouest, Guézer et Sichem, et les localités qui dépendaient de ces deux villes ; leur territoire s’étendait jusqu’à Ayya et les localités qui en dépendaient. 29 Les descendants de Manassé possédaient les villes de Beth-Sheân, Taanak, Meguiddo, Dor et les localités qui dépendaient de celles-ci. C’est dans ces villes qu’habitèrent les descendants de Joseph, fils d’Israël.

Les descendants d’Aser

30 Fils d’Aser[h] : Yimna, Yishva, Yishvi et Beria ; leur sœur était Sérah. 31 Fils de Beria : Héber et Malkiel. Ce dernier fut le fondateur de Birzavith. 32 Héber eut pour fils Yaphleth, Shomer, Hotam et leur sœur Shoua. 33 Fils de Yaphleth : Pasak, Bimhal et Ashvath. Tels étaient les fils de Yaphleth. 34 Fils de Shémer : Ahi, Rohega, Yehoubba et Aram. 35 Fils de Hélem, son frère : Tsophah, Yimna, Shélesh et Amal. 36 Fils de Tsophah : Souah, Harnépher, Shoual, Béri, Yimra, 37 Bétser, Hod, Shamma, Shilsha, Yitrân et Beéra. 38 Fils de Yéter : Yephounné, Pispa et Ara. 39 Fils de Oulla : Arah, Hanniel et Ritsya. 40 Voici donc les descendants d’Aser, chefs de leurs groupes familiaux, hommes d’élite et guerriers valeureux, à la tête des chefs de famille[i]. Le nombre des hommes recensés dans leur armée pour le combat était de 26 000 hommes.

Footnotes

  1. 7.1 Pour les v. 1-5, voir Gn 46.13 ; Nb 1.28 ; 26.23-25.
  2. 7.6 Pour les v. 6-12, voir Gn 46.21 ; Nb 26.38-39 ; 1 Ch 8.1-2.
  3. 7.13 Voir Gn 46.24 ; Nb 26.48-50.
  4. 7.13 Certains manuscrits hébreux et certains manuscrits de l’ancienne version grecque ont : Shillem.
  5. 7.14 Pour les v. 14-19, voir Nb 26.29-34 ; Jos 17.1-18.
  6. 7.20 Pour les v. 20-29, voir Nb 26.35 ; Jos 16 et 17.
  7. 7.23 Il y a en hébreu un jeu de mots avec le nom Beria et le terme rendu par malheur.
  8. 7.30 Pour les v. 30-40, voir Gn 46.17 ; Nb 26.44-46.
  9. 7.40 Autre traduction : des chefs éminents.

Of the sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four. The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers’ houses, of Tola; mighty men of valor in their generations. Their number in the days of David was twenty-two thousand six hundred. The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah, five; all of them chief men. With them, by their generations, after their fathers’ houses, were bands of the army for war, thirty-six thousand; for they had many wives and sons. Their brothers among all the families of Issachar, mighty men of valor, listed in all by genealogy, were eighty-seven thousand.

The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael, three. The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of fathers’ houses, mighty men of valor; and they were listed by genealogy twenty-two thousand thirty-four. The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher. They were listed by genealogy, after their generations, heads of their fathers’ houses, mighty men of valor, twenty thousand two hundred. 10 The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. 11 All these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers’ households, mighty men of valor, seventeen thousand two hundred, who were able to go out in the army for war. 12 So were Shuppim, Huppim, the sons of Ir, Hushim, and the sons of Aher.

13 The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, Shallum, and the sons of Bilhah.

14 The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bore. She bore Machir the father of Gilead. 15 Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister’s name was Maacah. The name of the second was Zelophehad; and Zelophehad had daughters. 16 Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she named him Peresh. The name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. 17 The sons of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. 18 His sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. 19 The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

20 The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son, 21 Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they came down to take away their livestock. 22 Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him. 23 He went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and he named him Beriah,[a] because there was trouble with his house. 24 His daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth Horon the lower and the upper, and Uzzen Sheerah. 25 Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son, 26 Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, 27 Nun his son, and Joshua his son. 28 Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer with its towns; Shechem also and its towns, to Azzah and its towns; 29 and by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth Shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, and Dor and its towns. The children of Joseph the son of Israel lived in these.

30 The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Serah was their sister. 31 The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith. 32 Heber became the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and Shua their sister. 33 The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the children of Japhlet. 34 The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. 35 The sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. 36 The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, 37 Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera. 38 The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara. 39 The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia. 40 All these were the children of Asher, heads of the fathers’ houses, choice and mighty men of valor, chief of the princes. The number of them listed by genealogy for service in war was twenty-six thousand men.

Footnotes

  1. 7:23 “Beriah” is similar to the Hebrew word for “misfortune”.