Genesis 36
1 And these [are] [the] accounts of Esau that [is] Edom.
(Here is/I will now give you) a list of the descendants of Esau, whose other name was Edom.
2 Esau he took wives his from [the] daughters of Canaan Adah [the] daughter of Elon the Hittite and Oholibamah [the] daughter of Anah [the] daughter of Zibeon the Hivite.
Esau married three women from the Canaan region: Adah, the daughter of Elon from the Heth people-group; Oholibamah, who was the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon from the Hiv people-group;
3 And Basemath [the] daughter of Ishmael [the] sister of Nebaioth.
and Basemath, who was the daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.
4 And she bore Adah to Esau Eliphaz and Basemath she bore Reuel.
Esau’s wife Adah gave birth to Eliphaz. Basemath gave birth to Reuel.
5 And Oholibamah she bore (Jeush *Q(K)*) and Jalam and Korah these [were] [the] sons of Esau who they were born to him in [the] land of Canaan.
Oholibamah gave birth to Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. All these sons of Esau were born while he was living in the Canaan region.
6 And he took Esau wives his and sons his and daughters his and all [the] people of household his and livestock his and all animal[s] his and all possession[s] his which he had accumulated in [the] land of Canaan and he went to a land [away] from before Jacob brother his.
Jacob and Esau had very many possessions. The result was that they needed more land for their livestock. The land where they were living was not big enough for both of them. They had too much livestock. So Esau, whose other name was Edom, had taken his wives and sons and daughters and all the other members of his household, his sheep and goats and his other animals, and all the other things he had obtained in Canaan land, and they had moved to an area that was away from Jacob.
7 For it was possession[s] their [too] much for dwelling together and not it was able [the] land of sojournings their to support them because of livestock their.
8 And he dwelt Esau in [the] hill country of Seir Esau that [is] Edom.
They went to live in the Seir hilly area.
9 And these [are] [the] accounts of Esau [the] ancestor of Edom in [the] hill country of Seir.
(Here is/I will now give you) another list of the male descendants of Esau. He was the ancestor of the Edom people-group who live in the Seir area.
10 These [are] [the] names of [the] sons of Esau Eliphaz [the] son of Adah [the] wife of Esau Reuel [the] son of Basemath [the] wife of Esau.
Esau’s wife Adah gave birth to Eliphaz, and Esau’s wife Basemath gave birth to Reuel.
11 And they were [the] sons of Eliphaz Teman Omar Zepho and Gatam and Kenaz.
The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
12 And Timna - she was a concubine of Eliphaz [the] son of Esau and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek these [were] [the] sons of Adah [the] wife of Esau.
Esau’s son Eliphaz also had a (concubine/female slave whom he took as a secondary wife). Her name was Timna. She gave birth to Amalek. Those six men were grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.
13 And these [were] [the] sons of Reuel Nahath and Zerah Shammah and Mizzah these they were [the] sons of Basemath [the] wife of Esau.
Reuel’s sons were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They were grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.
14 And these they were [the] sons of Oholibamah [the] daughter of Anah [the] daughter of Zibeon [the] wife of Esau and she bore to Esau (Jeush *Q(K)*) and Jalam and Korah.
Esau’s wife Oholibamah, who was the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon, gave birth to three sons: Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
15 These [were] [the] chiefs of [the] sons of Esau [the] sons of Eliphaz [the] firstborn of Esau chief Teman chief Omar chief Zepho chief Kenaz.
(Here is/I will now give you) a list of the people-groups who were descendants of Esau. His oldest son Eliphaz was the ancestor of the Teman people-group, the Omar people-group, the Zepho people-group, the Kenaz people-group,
16 Chief Korah chief Gatam chief Amalek these [were] [the] chiefs of Eliphaz in [the] land of Edom these [were] [the] sons of Adah.
the Korah people-group, the Gatam people-group, and the Amalek people-group. They were descendants of Eliphaz and of Esau’s wife Adah. They lived in the Edom region.
17 And these [were] [the] sons of Reuel [the] son of Esau chief Nahath chief Zerah chief Shammah chief Mizzah these [were] [the] chiefs of Reuel in [the] land of Edom these [were] [the] sons of Basemath [the] wife of Esau.
The sons of Esau’s son Reuel were ancestors of the Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah people-groups. They were descended from Esau’s wife Basemath. They also lived in Edom.
18 And these [were] [the] sons of Oholibamah [the] wife of Esau chief Jeush chief Jalam chief Korah these [were] [the] chiefs of Oholibamah [the] daughter of Anah [the] wife of Esau.
The sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah, whose mother was Anah, were ancestors of the Jeush, Jalam, and Korah people-groups.
19 These [were] [the] sons of Esau and these [were] chiefs their that [is] Edom.
That is the list of the sons of Esau, and the people-groups who were their descendants.
20 These [were] [the] sons of Seir the Horite [the] inhabitants of the land Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah.
(This is/I will now give you) a list of the descendants of Seir, who belonged to the Hor people-group, who were the first people-group who lived in the Edom region: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
21 And Dishon and Ezer and Dishan these [were] [the] chiefs of the Horite[s] [the] sons of Seir in [the] land of Edom.
Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. Those seven men became ancestors of people-groups. Each of the people-groups had the same name as the name of their ancestor.
22 And they were [the] sons of Lotan Hori and Hemam and [the] sister of Lotan [was] Timna.
The sons of Lotan were Hori and Heman and Lotan’s sister was Timna.
23 And these [were] [the] sons of Shobal Alvan and Manahath and Ebal Shepho and Onam.
The sons of Shobal were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.
24 And these [were] [the] sons of Zibeon and Aiah and Anah he [was] Anah who he found the hot springs in the wilderness when was pasturing he the donkeys of Zibeon father his.
The sons of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah. This Anah was the one who discovered the hot springs in the desert while he was taking care of his father Zibeon’s donkeys.
25 And these [were] [the] children of Anah Dishon and Oholibamah [the] daughter of Anah.
Anah had two children—a son named Dishon and a daughter named Oholibamah.
26 And these [were] [the] sons of Dishan Hemdan and Eshban and Ithran and Keran.
Dishon’s sons were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.
27 These [were] [the] sons of Ezer Bilhan and Zaavan and Akan.
Ezer’s sons were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.
28 These [were] [the] sons of Dishan Uz and Aran.
Dishan’s sons were Uz and Aran.
29 These [were] [the] chiefs of the Horite[s] chief Lotan chief Shobal chief Zibeon chief Anah.
The people-groups who were descendants of Hor lived in the Seir/Edom region. The names of the people-groups are Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
30 Chief Dishon chief Ezer chief Dishan these [were] [the] chiefs of the Horite[s] to chiefs their in [the] land of Seir.
31 And these [were] the kings who they reigned in [the] land of Edom before reigned a king of [the] people of Israel.
These are the names of the kings who ruled in Edom before any kings ruled over Israel.
32 And he reigned in Edom Bela [the] son of Beor and [the] name of city his [was] Dinhabah.
Beor’s son Bela became the first king in Edom. The city where he lived was named Dinhabah.
33 And he died Bela and he reigned in place of him Jobab [the] son of Zerah from Bozrah.
When Bela died, Zerah’s son Jobab/became the king. He was from Bozrah [city].
34 And he died Jobab and he reigned in place of him Husham from [the] land of the Temanite[s].
When Jobab died, Husham became the king. He was from the region where the Teman people-group lived.
35 And he died Husham and he reigned in place of him Hadad [the] son of Bedad who defeated Midian in [the] region of Moab and [the] name of city his [was] Avith.
When Husham died, Bedad’s son Hadan became the king. Husham’s army fought the army of the Midian people-group in the Moab region and defeated them. The city where Husham lived was Avith.
36 And he died Hadad and he reigned in place of him Samlah from Masrekah.
When Hadad died, Samlah became the king. He was from Masrekah [town].
37 And he died Samlah and he reigned in place of him Shaul from Rehoboth the River.
When Samlah died, Shaul became the king. He was from Rehoboth [town] along the [Euphrates] river.
38 And he died Shaul and he reigned in place of him Baal-Hanan [the] son of Achbor.
When Shaul died, Achbor’s son Baal-Hanan became king.
39 And he died Baal-Hanan [the] son of Achbor and he reigned in place of him Hadar and [the] name of city his [was] Pau and [the] name of wife his [was] Mehetabel [the] daughter of Matred [the] daughter of Me-Zahab.
When Achbor’s son Baal-Hanan died, Hadad became king. The city where he lived was named Pau. His wife’s name was Mehetabel. She was the daughter of Matred, who was the daughter of Me-Zahab.
40 And these [were] [the] names of [the] chiefs of Esau to clans their to places their by names their chief Timna chief Alvah chief Jetheth.
(Here is/I will now give you) a list of all the people-groups that were descendants of Esau: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, Magdiel, and Iram. They all lived in the Edom region. The land where each people-group lived got the same name as the name of the people-group.
41 Chief Oholibamah chief Elah chief Pinon.
42 Chief Kenaz chief Teman chief Mibzar.
43 Chief Magdiel chief Iram these - [were] [the] chiefs of Edom to dwelling places their in [the] land of possession their that [was] Esau [the] ancestor of Edom.
