Genesis 36

1 And these [are] the generations of Esau, who [is] Edom.

This is the account of Esau (that is, Edom).

2 Esau has taken his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah daughter of Anah, daughter of Zibeon the Hivite,

Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite,

3 and Bashemath daughter of Ishmael, sister of Nebajoth.

and Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.

4 And Adah bears to Esau, Eliphaz; and Bashemath has borne Reuel;

And Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath gave birth to Reuel,

5 and Aholibamah has borne Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. These [are] sons of Esau, who were born to him in the land of Canaan.

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

6 And Esau takes his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his livestock, and all his beasts, and all his substance which he has acquired in the land of Canaan, and goes into the country from the face of his brother Jacob;

Later, Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the people of his household, along with his livestock, all his other animals, and all the property he had acquired in Canaan, and he moved to a land far away from his brother Jacob.

7 for their substance was more abundant than to dwell together, and the land of their sojournings was not able to bear them because of their livestock;

For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock.

8 and Esau dwells in Mount Seir: Esau is Edom.

So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the area of Mount Seir.

9 And these [are] the generations of Esau, father of Edom, in Mount Seir.

This is the account of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the area of Mount Seir.

10 These [are] the names of the sons of Esau: Eliphaz son of Adah, wife of Esau; Reuel son of Bashemath, wife of Esau.

These are 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 are Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz;

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

12 and Timnath has been concubine to Eliphaz son of Esau, and she bears to Eliphaz, Amalek; these [are] sons of Adah wife of Esau.

Additionally, Timna, a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, gave birth to Amalek. These are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.

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

These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.

14 And these have been the sons of Aholibamah daughter of Anah, daughter of Zibeon, wife of Esau; and she bears to Esau, Jeush and Jaalam and Korah.

These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah (daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon) whom she bore to Esau: Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

15 These [are] chiefs of the sons of Esau: sons of Eliphaz, firstborn of Esau: Chief Teman, Chief Omar, Chief Zepho, Chief Kenaz,

These are the chiefs among the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,

16 Chief Korah, Chief Gatam, Chief Amalek; these [are] chiefs of Eliphaz, in the land of Edom; these [are] sons of Adah.

Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. They are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Adah.

17 And these [are] sons of Reuel son of Esau: Chief Nahath, Chief Zerah, Chief Shammah, Chief Mizzah; these [are] chiefs of Reuel, in the land of Edom; these [are] sons of Bashemath wife of Esau.

These are the sons of Esau’s son Reuel: Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.

18 And these [are] sons of Aholibamah wife of Esau: Chief Jeush, Chief Jaalam, Chief Korah; these [are] chiefs of Aholibamah daughter of Anah, wife of Esau.

These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah: Chiefs Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. They are the chiefs descended from Esau’s wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.

19 These [are] sons of Esau (who [is] Edom), and these their chiefs.

All these are the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and they were their chiefs.

20 These [are] sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,

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

21 and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan; these [are] chiefs of the Horites, sons of Seir, in the land of Edom.

Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom.

22 And the sons of Lotan are Hori and Heman; and a sister of Lotan [is] Timna.

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

23 And these [are] sons of Shobal: Alvan and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

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

24 And these [are] sons of Zibeon, both Ajah and Anah: it [is] Anah that has found the Imim in the wilderness, in his feeding the donkeys of his father Zibeon.

These are the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. (This is the Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness as he was pasturing the donkeys of his father Zibeon.)

25 And these [are] sons of Anah: Dishon, and Aholibamah daughter of Anah.

These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah daughter of Anah.

26 And these [are] sons of Dishon: Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

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

27 These [are] sons of Ezer: Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan.

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

28 These [are] sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

These are the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

29 These [are] chiefs of the Horite: Chief Lotan, Chief Shobal, Chief Zibeon, Chief Anah,

These are the chiefs of the Horites: Chiefs Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

30 Chief Dishon, Chief Ezer, Chief Dishan: these [are] chiefs of the Horite in reference to their chiefs in the land of Seir.

Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, according to their divisions in the land of Seir.

31 And these [are] the kings who have reigned in the land of Edom before the reigning of a king over the sons of Israel.

These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:

32 And Bela son of Beor reigns in Edom, and the name of his city [is] Dinhabah;

Bela son of Beor reigned in Edom; the name of his city was Dinhabah.

33 and Bela dies, and Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigns in his stead;

When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.

34 and Jobab dies, and Husham from the land of the Temanite reigns in his stead.

When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

35 And Husham dies, and Hadad son of Bedad reigns in his stead (who strikes Midian in the field of Moab), and the name of his city [is] Avith;

When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.

36 and Hadad dies, and Samlah of Masrekah reigns in his stead;

When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.

37 and Samlah dies, and Saul from Rehoboth of the River reigns in his stead;

When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates reigned in his place.

38 and Saul dies, and Ba‘al-hanan son of Achbor reigns in his stead;

When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.

39 and Ba‘al-hanan son of Achbor dies, and Hadar reigns in his stead, and the name of his city [is] Pau; and his wife’s name [is] Mehetabel daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-zahab.

When Baal-hanan son of Achbor died, Hadad reigned in his place. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.

40 And these [are] the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their families, according to their places, by their names: Chief Timnah, Chief Alvah, Chief Jetheth,

These are the names of Esau’s chiefs, according to their families and regions, by their names: Chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,

41 Chief Aholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon,

Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,

42 Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar,

Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,

43 Chief Magdiel, Chief Iram: these [are] chiefs of Edom, in reference to their dwellings, in the land of their possession; he [is] Esau father of Edom.

Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. Esau was the father of the Edomites.