1. These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
2. Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
3. The sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah—the three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite woman. But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Adonai, so He put him to death.
4. Then Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
5. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
6. The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol and Dara, five in all.
7. The sons of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel who violated the ban of devoted things.
8. The sons of Ethan: Azariah.
9. The sons of Hezron who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram and Chelubai.
10. Ram fathered Amminadab; Amminadab fathered Nahshon, the leader of the children of Judah.
11. Nahshon fathered Salma; Salma fathered Boaz.
12. Boaz fathered Obed; Obed fathered Jesse.
13. Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab was second, Shimea third,
14. Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth,
15. Ozem sixth, and David seventh.