Descendants of Ephraim

20 (A)The sons of Ephraim were Shuthelah and [a]Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son, 21 Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead, whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they came down to take their livestock. 22 Their father Ephraim (B)mourned for many days, and his relatives (C)came to comfort him. 23 Then he went in to his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son, and he named him [b]Beriah, because misfortune had come upon his house. 24 His daughter was Sheerah, (D)who built lower and upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah. 25 Rephah was his son along with Resheph, Telah his son, Tahan his son, 26 Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, 27 [c]Non his son, and (E)Joshua his son.

28 (F)Their possessions and dwelling places were Bethel with its towns, and to the east, [d]Naaran, and to the west, Gezer with its towns, and Shechem with its towns, as far as [e]Ayyah with its towns, 29 and along the borders of the sons of Manasseh, Beth-shean with its towns, Taanach with its towns, Megiddo with its towns, and Dor with its towns. In these regions lived the (G)sons of Joseph the son of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 7:20 In Num 26:35, Becher
  2. 1 Chronicles 7:23 I.e., in misfortune
  3. 1 Chronicles 7:27 In Ex 33:11 and elsewhere, Nun
  4. 1 Chronicles 7:28 In Josh 16:7, Naarah
  5. 1 Chronicles 7:28 Many mss Azzah

Descendants of Ephraim

20 The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, and Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,(A) 21 Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and Ezer and Elead. Now the people of Gath who were born in the land killed them, because they came down to raid their cattle. 22 And their father Ephraim mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him. 23 Ephraim[a] went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and he named him Beriah,[b] because disaster had befallen his house. 24 His daughter was Sheerah, who built both Lower and Upper Beth-horon and Uzzen-sheerah.(B) 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[c] his son, Joshua his son.(C) 28 Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer and its towns, Shechem and its towns, as far as Ayyah and its towns;(D) 29 also along the borders of the Manassites, Beth-shean and its towns, Taanach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, Dor and its towns. In these lived the sons of Joseph son of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. 7.23 Heb He
  2. 7.23 In Heb Beriah is related to the word for disaster
  3. 7.27 Heb Non