Genesis 36
1 And these [are] the generations of Esau, who [is] Edom.
The following is the genealogy of Esau (also known as 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 married two Canaanite women: Adah, daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah, daughter of Anah, and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite.
3 and Bashemath daughter of Ishmael, sister of Nebajoth.
In addition he married Basemath, daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.
4 And Adah bears to Esau, Eliphaz; and Bashemath has borne Reuel;
Adah had a son for Esau named Eliphaz. Basemath had Reul.
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.
Oholibamah had Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau, who were born to him in 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;
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 substance was more abundant than to dwell together, and the land of their sojournings was not able to bear them because of their livestock;
He did this because the land they were living in couldn't support both of them with all their livestock.
8 and Esau dwells in Mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
Esau settled down in the hill country of Seir.
9 And these [are] the generations of Esau, father of Edom, 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 the sons of Esau: Eliphaz son of Adah, wife of Esau; Reuel son of Bashemath, 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 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.
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] sons of Reuel: Nahath and Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah; these were sons of Bashemath wife of Esau.
These were the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They were the descendants 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 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 [are] chiefs of the sons of Esau: sons of Eliphaz, firstborn of Esau: Chief Teman, Chief Omar, Chief Zepho, Chief 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 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 were the tribal leaders of Eliphaz in the country of Edom, and they were the descendants 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 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] sons of Aholibamah wife of Esau: Chief Jeush, Chief Jaalam, Chief Korah; these [are] chiefs of Aholibamah daughter of Anah, wife of Esau.
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] sons of Esau (who [is] Edom), and these their chiefs.
All these were the sons of Esau (also called Edom), and they were their tribal leaders.
20 These [are] sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of 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] chiefs of the Horites, sons 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 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 were 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 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 these [are] sons of Anah: Dishon, and Aholibamah daughter of Anah.
These were 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 were the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
27 These [are] sons of Ezer: Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan.
These were the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.
28 These [are] sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
These were the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
29 These [are] chiefs of the Horite: Chief Lotan, Chief Shobal, Chief Zibeon, Chief Anah,
These were the tribal leaders of the Horites: tribal leaders 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 were the tribal leaders of the Horites listed according to their tribes in the country 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 were the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before there was any king who ruled over the Israelites:
32 And Bela son of Beor reigns in Edom, and the name of his city [is] Dinhabah;
Bela, son of Beor, ruled in Edom and the name of his town 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, took over as king.
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 took over as king.
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, 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 dies, and Samlah of Masrekah reigns in his stead;
When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah took over as king.
37 and Samlah dies, and Saul from Rehoboth of the River reigns in his stead;
When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates took over as king.
38 and Saul dies, and Ba‘al-hanan son of Achbor reigns in his stead;
When Shaul died, Baal-hanan, son of Achbor, took over as king.
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 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 chiefs of Esau, according to their families, according to their places, by their names: Chief Timnah, Chief Alvah, Chief 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 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 tribal leaders of Edom, listed according to the places where they lived in the country. Esau was the ancestor of the Edomites.
