1 Chronicles 7
1 Forsothe the sones of Isachar weren foure; Thola, and Phua, Jasub, and Sameron.
Of the sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four.
2 The sones of Thola weren Ozi, and Raphaia, and Jerihel, and Jemay, and Jepsen, and Samuel, princis bi the housis of her kynredis. Of the generacioun of Thola, weren noumbrid strongeste men in the daies of Dauid, two and twenti thousynde and sixe hundrid.
The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers’ houses, of Tola; mighty men of valour in their generations. Their number in the days of David was twenty-two thousand and six hundred.
3 The sones of Ozi weren Jezraie; of whom weren borun Mychael, and Obadia, and Johel, and Jezray, fyue, alle princes.
The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah, five; all of them chief men.
4 And with hem weren bi her meynees and puplis, sixe and thretti thousynde strongeste men gird to batel; for thei hadden many wyues and sones.
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.
5 And her britheren by alle the kynredis of Isachar `moost stronge to fiyte weren noumbrid foure scoore and seuene thousynde.
Their brothers amongst all the families of Issachar, mighty men of valour, listed in all by genealogy, were eighty-seven thousand.
6 The sones of Beniamyn weren Bale, and Bothor, and Adiel, thre.
The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael, three.
7 The sones of Bale weren Esbon, and Ozi, and Oziel, and Jerymoth, and Vray, fyue, princes of meynees, mooste stronge to fiyte; for the noumbre of hem was two and twenti thousynde and foure and thretti.
The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of fathers’ houses, mighty men of valour; and they were listed by genealogy twenty-two thousand and thirty-four.
8 Forsothe the sones of Bochor weren Samara, and Joas, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Zamri, and Jerimoth, and Abia, and Anathoth, and Almachan; alle these weren the sones of Bochor.
The sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher.
9 Sotheli the princes of kynredis weren noumbrid bi her meynees twenti thousynde and two hundrid moost stronge men to batels.
They were listed by genealogy, after their generations, heads of their fathers’ houses, mighty men of valour, twenty thousand and two hundred.
10 Forsothe the sones of Ledihel weren Balan; sotheli the sones of Balan weren Jheus, and Beniamyn, and Aoth, and Camana, and Jothan, and Tharsis, and Thasaar.
The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
11 Alle these the sones of Ledihel weren princes of her meynees, seuentene thousynde and two hundrid, strongeste men goynge forth to batel.
All these were sons of Jediael, according to the heads of their fathers’ households, mighty men of valour, seventeen thousand and two hundred, who were able to go out in the army for war.
12 Also Saphan and Apham weren the sones of Hir; and Basym was the sone of Aser.
So were Shuppim, Huppim, the sons of Ir, Hushim, and the sons of Aher.
13 Forsothe the sones of Neptalym weren Jasiel, and Guny, and Aser, and Sellum; the sones of Bale.
The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, Shallum, and the sons of Bilhah.
14 Sotheli the sone of Manasses was Esriel; and Sira his secundarie wijf childide Machir, the fadir of Galaad.
The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bore. She bore Machir the father of Gilead.
15 And Machir took wyues to hise sones Huphyn and Suphyn; and he hadde a sister Maacha bi name; and the name of the secounde sone was Salphaath, and douytris weren borun to Salphaath.
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 And Maacha, the wijf of Machir, childide a sone, and clepide his name Phares; forsothe the name of his brothir was Sares; and hise sones weren Vlam and Recem.
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 Sotheli the sone of Vlam was Baldan. These weren the sones of Galaad, sone of Machir, sone of Manasses;
The sons of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
18 forsothe Regma his sistir childide a feir man, Abiezer, and Mola.
His sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
19 Forsothe the sones of Semyda weren Abym, and Sichem, and Liey, and Amany.
The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
20 Sotheli the sones of Effraym weren Suchaba; Bareth, his sone; Caath, his sone; Elda, his sone; and Thaath, his sone; and Zadaba, his sone;
The sons of Ephraim: Shuthelah, Bered his son, Tahath his son, Eleadah his son, Tahath his son,
21 and Suthala, his sone; and Ezer, and Elad, his sones. Forsothe men of Geth borun in the lond killiden hem, for thei yeden doun to assaile her possessiouns.
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 Therfor Effraym, the fadir of hem, weilide bi many daies; and hise britheren camen to coumforte hym.
Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him.
23 And he entride to his wijf, which conseyuede, and childide a sone; and he clepide his name Beria, for he was borun in the yuelis of his hows.
He went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and he named him Beriah, because there was trouble with his house.
24 Sotheli his douytir was Sara; that bildide Betheron, the lowere and the hiyere, and Ozen, and Sara.
His daughter was Sheerah, who built Beth Horon the lower and the upper, and Uzzen Sheerah.
25 Forsothe his sone was Rapha, and Reseph, and Thale;
Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son,
26 of whom was borun Thaan, that gendride Laodon; and Amyud, the sone of hym, gendride Elysama;
Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,
27 of whom was borun Nun; that hadde a sone Josue.
Nun his son, and Joshua his son.
28 Sotheli the possessioun and `dwellyng place of hem was Bethil with hise villagis, and ayens the eest, Noram; at the west coost, Gazer, and hise villagis, also Sichem with hise villagis, and Aza with hise villagis.
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 Also bisidis the sones of Manasses, Bethsan, and hise townes, Thanach and hise townes, Maggeddo, and hise townes, Dor, and hise townes; the sones of Joseph sone of Israel dwelliden in these townes.
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 sones of Aser weren Sona, and Jesua, and Isuy, and Baria; and Sara was the sister of hem.
The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Serah was their sister.
31 Sotheli the sones of Baria weren Heber, and Melchiel; he is the fadir of Barsath.
The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.
32 Sotheli Heber gendride Ephiath, and Soomer, and Otham, and Sua, the sister of hem.
Heber became the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and Shua their sister.
33 Forsothe the sones of Jephiath weren Phosech, and Camaal, and Jasoph; these weren the sones of Jephiath.
The sons of Japhlet: Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the children of Japhlet.
34 Sotheli the sones of Soomer weren Achi, and Roaga, and Jaba, and Aram.
The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.
35 Sotheli the sones of Helem, his brother, weren Supha, and Jema, and Selles, and Amal.
The sons of Helem his brother: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.
36 The sones of Supha weren Sue, Arnapheth, and Sual, and Bery,
The sons of Zophah: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,
37 and Jamra, and Bosor, and Ador, and Sama, and Salusa, and Jethram, and Beram.
Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.
38 The sones of Ether weren Jephone, and Phaspha, and Ara.
The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.
39 Sotheli the sones of Ollaa weren Areth, and Aniel, and Resia.
The sons of Ulla: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.
40 Alle these weren the sones of Aser, princes of kynredis, chosun men and strongeste duykis of duykis; forsothe the noumbre, of the age of hem that weren abel to batel, was sixe and twenti thousynde.
All these were the children of Asher, heads of the fathers’ houses, choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the princes. The number of them listed by genealogy for service in war was twenty-six thousand men.
