4:38a These men listed by name were the leaders of their clans.

The people whose names were mentioned above were leaders of their clans.
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The above named people were leaders/heads of their families.

4:38b Their families increased greatly,

Their clans became very big/large.
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The families ⌊of Shimei/Simeon⌋ ancestral house spread out (New American Bible).

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