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-\v 7 Beerah's relatives according to their clans, enrolled in the genealogy by their generations: Jeiel the leader, Zechariah, and
-\v 8 Bela son of Azaz son of Shema son of Joel. They lived in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal Meon,
+\v 7 His kinsmen according to their clans, enrolled in the genealogy by their generations: Jeiel the leader, Zechariah,
+\v 8 and Bela son of Azaz son of Shema son of Joel. They lived in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal Meon,
 \v 9 and eastward to the start of the wilderness that extends to the Euphrates River, because their livestock had increased in the land of Gilead.
 
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 \v 3 Uzzi's son was Izrahiah. His sons were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Ishijah, all five of them were clan leaders.
 
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-\v 4 Along with them, by their generations, they had thirty-six thousand troops of the army for battle, according to their clans, for they had many wives and sons.
+\v 4 Along with them, according to the genealogical records of their clans, they had thirty-six thousand troops of the army for battle, for they had many wives and sons.
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 \v 5 Their relatives from all the clans of Issachar numbered in all eighty-seven thousand mighty warriors, as listed in their genealogy.
 
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 \v 6 Benjamin's three sons were Bela, Beker, and Jediael.
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-\v 7 Bela's sons were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. They were heads of clans and mighty warriors. Their people numbered 22,034, according to the genealogies.
+\v 7 Bela's sons were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five heads of clans and mighty warriors. There were 22,034 of them recorded in their genealogy.
 
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 \v 26 Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah,
 \v 27 Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zikri were the sons of Jeroham.
-\v 28 These were heads of fathers' houses and chief men who lived in Jerusalem.
+\v 28 These were heads of clans—according to the genealogical records they were heads. These were the chief men who dwelled in Jerusalem.
 
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 \v 8 There were also Ibneiah son of Jeroham; Elah son of Uzzi son of Mikri; and Meshullam son of Shephatiah son of Reuel son of Ibnijah.
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-\v 9 Their relatives, according to their generations, numbered 956. All these men were heads of fathers' houses for their fathers' houses.
+\v 9 Their kinsmen, according to the genealogical records, numbered 956. All these men were heads of fathers' houses for their fathers' houses.
 
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-\v 33 The singers and heads of the Levites' fathers' houses lived in rooms at the sanctuary when they were free from work, because they had to carry out their assigned tasks day and night.
-\v 34 These were leaders of fathers' houses among the Levites, as listed in their genealogical records, chief men. They lived in Jerusalem.
+\v 33 The singers and heads of the Levites' clans lived in rooms at the sanctuary when they were free from work, because they had to carry out their assigned tasks day and night.
+\v 34 These were leaders of the clans of the Levites, according to the genealogical records, chief men. They lived in Jerusalem.
 
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 \v 30 Of Hebron's descendants, Hashabiah and his brothers, 1,700 capable men, were in charge of Yahweh's work and the king's work. They were on the west side of the Jordan.
 
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-\v 31 From Hebron's descendants, Jeriah was the leader of his descendants, counted from the lists of their families. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they examined the records and found among them men of great ability in Jazer of Gilead.
+\v 31 As for the Hebronites, Jeriah was the head of the clans, according to the genealogical records. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they examined the records and found among them men of great ability in Jazer of Gilead.
 \v 32 Jeriah had 2,700 relatives, who were capable family leaders. David made them overseers over the tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and for the king's affairs.
 
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