1 And Benjamin {Binyamin: tribal founder} fathered Bela his firstborn {bekhoro: primary heir}, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third.
2 Nohah, the fourth {harevi'i: birth rank}, and Rapha, the fifth {chamishi: sequence marker}.
3 And there were sons {banim: male descendants} of Bela {leBalaʿ: tribal ancestor}: Addar, Gera, and Abihud.
4 And Abishua {Avishua: father of salvation}, and Naaman {Naaman: pleasantness}, and Ahoach.
5 And Gera {gera: Benjaminite patriarch}, and Shephuphan {shephupan: tribal descendant}, and Huram.
6 And these are the sons of Ehud; these are the heads of ancestral clans {rashei: leading figures} among the inhabitants of Geba, and they were carried away into exile {vayyaglum: forced removal} to Manahath.
7 And Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera—he was Heglam {heglam: alternate name}—and he fathered Uzza and Ahihud {achihud: second son}.
8 And Shaharaim fathered {holid: caused to bear children} sons in the field of Moab after he had sent away Hushim and Baara, his wives {nashav: covenant partners}.
9 And he fathered {yalad: started a genealogical line} from Chodesh {chodesh: personal name}, his wife, Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, and Malkam.
10 And Jeʿuts, Sakhyah, and Mirmah—these were his sons, heads {rashei: chief leaders} of ancestral houses {avot: family lines}.
11 And from Hushim he fathered {holid: genealogical begetting} Abitub and Elpaal {Elpaal: God Has Done}.
12 The sons of Elpaal—Eber, Misham, and Shemed—Shemed built {banah: constructed} Ono and Lod, along with its villages {uvnoteha: surrounding settlements}.
13 And Beriah and Shema—they were heads {rashei: chief leaders} of the fathers among the inhabitants of Aijalon; they drove away {hibrihu: forced flight} the inhabitants of Gath.
14 And{waw: list continuation} Ahio{ahiyo: recorded name}, Shashak, and Jeremoth.
15 And Zebadiah {zə-vad-yā: Yah has bestowed}, and Arad {ʿă-rāḏ: wild donkey}, and Eder.
16 Michael, Ishpah, and Joha were the sons {benei: male descendants} of Beriah {beriah: family patriarch}.
17 Zebadiah {zevadyah: Gift of Yah}, Meshullam, Hizki, and Heber {chaver: Companion}.
18 Yishmerai, Yizliah, and Jobab were the sons {benei: clan descendants} of Elpaal {elpaal: family patriarch}.
19 And Yakim and Zikhri{zikhri: remembrance} and Zavdi{zavdi: gift}.
20 And {ve: sequential connector} Elienai {Elienai: God has answered}, and Zillethai, and Eliel.
21 And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons {benei: genealogical construct} of Shimei {Shim‘i: personal name}.
22 And {vav: connective particle} Yishpan, and Eber, and Eliel {Eliel: My God}.
23 And Abdon {avdon: servant}, and Zikri, and Hanan {chanan: gracious favor}.
24 And Elam {elam: hidden one}, and Anthothijah {antot: from Anathoth}.
25 And Yiphdeiah and Penuel, sons {benei: male descendants} of Shashak {shashak: ancestral patriarch}.
26 And Shamshrai {shamshrai: palace attendant} and Shecharyah and Athaliah {atalyah: YHWH is exalted}.
27 Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zikri were the sons {benei: male heirs} of Jeroham {yerokham: family ancestor}.
28 These were the heads {rashei: clan leaders} of fathers’ houses for their generations, chief men; these dwelt in Jerusalem {Yerushalayim: central worship city}.
29 And in Gibeon {givon: Canaanite city} lived the father of Gibeon, and the name of his wife {ishet: married woman} was Ma’akhah.
30 And his firstborn {bekhor: primogeniture heir} son was Abdon {avdon: servant}, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab.
31 And Gedor {gedor: boundary wall}, and Ahio, and Zeker {zeker: remembrance}.
32 And Mikloth fathered {holid: active parentage} Shimeah, and they also dwelt before {neged: spatial proximity} their brothers in Jerusalem with their brothers.
33 And Ner fathered{holid: causative term} Kish, and Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal{Esh-Baal: personal name containing Baal}.
34 And the son of Jonathan was Meriv-Baal {meriv-Baal: Contender with Baal}, and Meriv-Baal begot Micah {Mikhah: None like God}.
35 And the sons {bnei: lineage marker} of Mikha {Mikha: Like Yah} were Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
36 And Ahaz fathered {holid: causative fathering} Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri, and Zimri fathered Moza {Moza: name of descendant}.
37 And Moza fathered {holid: genealogical fathering} Binea; Rapha was his son {beno: direct descendant}, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.
38 And Azel had six sons, and these are their names {shemotam: genealogical listing}: Azrikam, Bokeru, Yishmael, Sheariah, Obadyah, and Hanan. All these {kol-’eleh: inclusive designation} were the sons of Azel.
39 And the sons of Eshek his brother {achiv: sibling tie} were Ulam the firstborn {bechor: firstborn heir}, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
40 The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor {giborei-chayil: strong and courageous}, bowmen {dorkhei keshet: skilled archers}, and had many sons and grandsons—150 in all. All these belonged to the tribe of Benjamin.