[1]Forsothe Beniamyn gendride Bale his firste gendrid sone, Asbaal the secounde, Othora the thridde,
[2]Naua the fourthe, and Rapha the fyuethe.
[3]And the sones of Bale weren Addoar, and Jera, and Abyud, and Abisue,
[4]and Noemany, and Acte,
[5]but also Gera, and Sophupham, and Vram.
[6]These ben the sones of Haoth, princes of kynredis dwellynge in Gabaa, that weren translatid in to Manath.
[7]Forsothe Noaman, and Achia, and Jera, `he translatide hem, and gendride Oza and Abyud;
[8]forsothe `Saarym gendride in the cuntrey of Moab, aftir that he lefte Vrym and Bara, hise wyues;
[9]sotheli he gendride of Edes, his wijf, Jodab, and Sebia, and Mosa, and Molchon, also Jebus, and Sechia, and Maryna;
[10]tho ben the sones of hym, prynces in her meynees.
[11]Forsothe Musyn gendride Achitob, and Elphaal.
[12]Sotheli the sones of Elphaal weren Heber, and Musaam, and Samaath; he bildide Ono, and Lod, and hise villagis;
[13]forsothe Bara and Sama weren princes of kynredis dwellynge in Hailon; these dryueden awei the dwelleris of Geth;
[14]and Haio, and Sesath, and Jerymoth,
[15]and Zadabia, and Arod, and Heder,
[16]and Mychael, and Jespha helpiden hem `ayens men of Geth; the sones of Abaria,
[17]and Zadabia, and Mosollam, and Ezethi,
[18]and Heber, and Jesamary, and Jezlia, and Jobab helpiden `in this iurney ayens men of Geth. The sones of Elphaal weren Jachym,
[19]and Jechri,
[20]and Zabdi, and Helioenay, and Selettay,
[21]and Henelech, and Adaia, and Barasa, and Samarath; the sones of Semey weren Jesphan,
[22]and Heber, and Esiel, and Abdon,
[23]and Zechry, and Canaan, and Anany, and Jalam,
[24]and Anathotia, and Jephdaia, and Phanuel;
[25]the sones of Sesac weren Sampsaray,
[26]and Scoria, and Otholia, and Jersia,
[27]and Helia, and Zechri, the sones of Jeream.
[28]These weren patriarkis and princes of kynredis, that dwelliden in Jerusalem.
[29]Forsothe in Gabaon dwelliden Abigabaon, and Maacha the name of his wijf;
[30]and his firste gendrid sone Abdon, and Sur, and Cys, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,
[31]and Geddo, and Haio, and Zacher, and Macelloth.
[32]Forsothe Marcelloth gendride Samaa; and thei dwelliden euene ayens her britheren in Jerusalem with her britheren.
[33]Forsothe Ner gendride Cys, and Cys gendride Saul; forsothe Saul gendride Jonathan, and Melchisue, and Abynadab, and Isbaal.
[34]Sotheli the sone of Jonathan was Myphibaal; and Myphibaal gendride Micha.
[35]The sones of Micha weren Phiton, and Melech, and Thara, and Ahaz.
[36]And Ahaz gendride Joiada; and Joiada gendride Almoth, and Azimoth, and Zamry.
[37]Forsothe Zamri gendride Moosa, and Moosa gendride Banaa, whos sone was Raphaia, of whom was gendrid Elesa, that gendride Asel.
[38]Sotheli Asel hadde sixe sones bi these names, Esricham, Bochru, Ismael, Saria, Abadia, Aman; alle these weren the sones of Asel.
[39]Forsothe the sones of Asa, his brothir, weren Vlam, the firste gendride sone, and Hus, the secounde, and Eliphales, the thridde.
[40]And the sones of Vlam weren strongeste men, and beendynge a bouwe with greet strength, and hauynge many sones, and sones of sones, til to an hundrid and fifti. Alle these weren the sones of Beniamyn.
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