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1 Chronicles 4:3-13 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

3. And these were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. And the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi,

4. and Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.

5. And Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives: Helah and Naarah.

6. And Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.

7. The sons of Helah: Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.

8. And Koz fathered Anub, Zobebah, and the clans of Aharhel, the son of Harum.

9. And Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. And his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”

10. And Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would surely bless me and enlarge my border. And may your hand be with me, that you would keep me from evil so that it might not harm me!” And God granted what he asked.

11. Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, fathered Mehir. He was the father of Eshton.

12. And Eshton fathered Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of the city of Nahash. These are the men of Recah.

13. The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. And the sons of Othniel: Hathath.

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