< Genesis 36 >
1 And these [are] the generations of Esau, who [is] Edom.
These were the descendants of Esau (also called 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 Canaanites. These were his wives: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite; Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite;
3 and Bashemath daughter of Ishmael, sister of Nebajoth.
and Basemath, Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebaioth.
4 And Adah bears to Esau, Eliphaz; and Bashemath has borne Reuel;
Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, and Basemath bore 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.
Oholibamah bore 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;
Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the members of his household, his livestock—all his animals, and all his possessions, which he had gathered in the land of Canaan, and went into a land 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 their possessions were too many for them to stay together. The land where they had settled could not support them because of their livestock.
8 and Esau dwells in Mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
So Esau, also known as Edom, settled in the hill country of Seir.
9 And these [are] the generations of Esau, father of Edom, in Mount Seir.
These were the descendants of Esau, the ancestor of the Edomites 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 Adah, the wife of Esau; Reuel son of Basemath, the wife of Esau.
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, a concubine of Eliphaz, Esau's son, bore Amalek. These were the grandsons of Adah, Esau's wife.
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. These were the grandsons of Basemath, Esau's wife.
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 Oholibamah, Esau's wife, who was the daughter of Anah and the granddaughter of Zibeon. 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 were the clans among Esau's descendants: the descendants of Eliphaz, the firstborn of Esau: 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. These were the clans descended from Eliphaz in the land of Edom. They were 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 were the clans from Reuel, Esau's son: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, Mizzah. These were the clans descended from Reuel in the land of Edom. They were the grandsons of Basemath, Esau's wife.
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 clans of Oholibamah, Esau's wife: Jeush, Jalam, Korah. These are the clans that descended from Esau's wife Oholibamah, daughter of Anah.
19 These [are] sons of Esau (who [is] Edom), and these their chiefs.
These were the sons of Esau (who was known as Edom), and these were their chiefs.
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, the inhabitants of 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. These were the clans of the Horites, the inhabitants 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 Heman, and 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 is Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he was pasturing donkeys of Zibeon his father.
25 And these [are] sons of Anah: Dishon, and Aholibamah daughter of Anah.
These were the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah, the 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 Keran.
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 clans of the Horites: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, and 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, Dishan: These were clans of the Horites, according to their clan lists 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 were 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, and 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, then Jobab son of Zerah of 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 who was of 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 the Midianites in the land of Moab, reigned in his place. The name of his city was Avith.
36 and Hadad dies, and Samlah of Masrekah reigns in his stead;
When Hadad died, then Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.
37 and Samlah dies, and Saul from Rehoboth of the River reigns in his stead;
When Samlah died, then Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his place.
38 and Saul dies, and Ba‘al-hanan son of Achbor reigns in his stead;
When Shaul died, then Baal-Hanan son of Akbor 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 Akbor, died, then Hadar reigned in his place. The name of his city was Pau. His wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the granddaughter 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 heads of clans from Esau's descendants, according to their clans and their regions, by their names: 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 clan heads of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. This was Esau, the father of the Edomites.