| The sons, | בְּנֵ֥י | bĕnê | beh-NAY |
| I say, of Reuben | רְאוּבֵ֖ן | rĕʾûbēn | reh-oo-VANE |
| the firstborn | בְּכ֣וֹר | bĕkôr | beh-HORE |
| Israel of | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiśrāʾēl | yees-ra-ALE |
| were, Hanoch, | חֲנ֥וֹךְ | ḥănôk | huh-NOKE |
| and Pallu, | וּפַלּ֖וּא | ûpallûʾ | oo-FA-loo |
| Hezron, | חֶצְר֥וֹן | ḥeṣrôn | hets-RONE |
| and Carmi. | וְכַרְמִֽי׃ | wĕkarmî | veh-hahr-MEE |