Genesis 36

1 Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.

The following is the genealogy of Esau (also known as Edom).

2 Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;

Esau married two Canaanite women: Adah, daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah, daughter of Anah, and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite.

3 And Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth.

In addition he married Basemath, daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.

4 And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel;

Adah had a son for Esau named Eliphaz. Basemath had Reul.

5 And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan.

Oholibamah had Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau, who were born to him in Canaan.

6 And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob.

Esau took his wives, sons and daughters, and everyone in his household, together with his livestock, all his other animals, and all the possessions he had gained while in Canaan, and went to live in a country far away from his brother Jacob.

7 For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle.

He did this because the land they were living in couldn't support both of them with all their livestock.

8 Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.

Esau settled down in the hill country of Seir.

9 And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:

The following is the genealogy of Esau, father of the Edomites, who lived in the hill country of Seir:

10 These are the names of Esau’s sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau.

These were the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz, son of Esau's wife Adah, and Reuel, son of Esau's wife Basemath.

11 And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.

The sons of Eliphaz were: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.

12 And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau’s wife.

Timna, the concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz, had Amalek for Eliphaz. These were the descendants of Esau's wife Adah.

13 And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.

These were the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They were the descendants of Esau's wife Basemath.

14 And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau’s wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.

These were the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah, daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon, whom she had for Esau: Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

15 These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,

These were the tribal leaders of Esau's sons. The tribal leaders of the sons of Eliphaz (Esau's firstborn) were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,

16 Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.

Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. They were the tribal leaders of Eliphaz in the country of Edom, and they were the descendants of Adah.

17 And these are the sons of Reuel Esau’s son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.

These were the sons of Esau's son Reuel: tribal leaders Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They were the tribal leaders descended from Reuel in the country of Edom, and they were the descendants of Esau's wife Basemath.

18 And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esau’s wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau’s wife.

These were the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah: tribal leaders Jeush, Jalam, and Korah; they were the tribal leaders descended from Esau's wife Oholibamah, daughter of Anah.

19 These are the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these are their dukes.

All these were the sons of Esau (also called Edom), and they were their tribal leaders.

20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,

These were the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the country: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

21 And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.

Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan; they were the tribal leaders of the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom.

22 And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan’s sister was Timna.

The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Timna was Lotan's sister.

23 And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

These were the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

24 And these are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and Anah: this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the donkeys of Zibeon his father.

These were the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. (This was the Anah who discovered the hot springs in the desert while he was looking after the donkeys of his father Zibeon.)

25 And the children of Anah were these; Dishon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah.

These were the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah, daughter of Anah.

26 And these are the children of Dishon; Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

These were the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

27 The children of Ezer are these; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan.

These were the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.

28 The children of Dishan are these; Uz, and Aran.

These were the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

29 These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah,

These were the tribal leaders of the Horites: tribal leaders Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

30 Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir.

Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They were the tribal leaders of the Horites listed according to their tribes in the country of Seir.

31 And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.

These were the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before there was any king who ruled over the Israelites:

32 And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

Bela, son of Beor, ruled in Edom and the name of his town was Dinhabah.

33 And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.

When Bela died, Jobab, son of Zerah from Bozrah, took over as king.

34 And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead.

When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites took over as king.

35 And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.

When Husham died, Hadad, son of Bedad, took over as king. He was the one who defeated the Midianites in the country of Moab, and the name of his town was Avith.

36 And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.

When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah took over as king.

37 And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.

When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates took over as king.

38 And Saul died, and Baal–hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.

When Shaul died, Baal-hanan, son of Achbor, took over as king.

39 And Baal–hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

When Baal-hanan, son of Achbor, died, Hadad took over as king. The name of his town was Pau, and his wife's name was Mehetabel, daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-zahab.

40 And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth,

These were the names of the tribal leaders descended from Esau, according to their families and where they lived, listed by name: tribal leaders Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,

41 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,

Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,

42 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,

Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,

43 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he is Esau the father of the Edomites.

Magdiel, and Iram. These were the tribal leaders of Edom, listed according to the places where they lived in the country. Esau was the ancestor of the Edomites.