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| 1What follows is the account of Esau (also known as Edom). | 1This is a record of Esau's genealogy, that is, of Edom. |
| 2Esau took his wives from the Canaanites: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite, | 2Esau had married Canaanite women, including Elon the Hittite's daughter Adah, Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah (who was Zibeon the Hivite's daughter), and |
| 3in addition to Basemath the daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth. | 3Ishamael's daughter Basemath (who was Nebaioth's sister). |
| 4Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath bore Reuel, | 4Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath bore Reuel, and |
| 5and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan. | 5Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were Esau's sons, who were born to him in the territory of Canaan. |
| 6Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, all the people in his household, his livestock, his animals, and all his possessions which he had acquired in the land of Canaan and went to a land some distance away from Jacob his brother | 6Later, Esau took his wives, his children, everyone in his household, his livestock, all his animals, and all his possessions that he had acquired in the territory of Canaan and moved far away from his brother Jacob, |
| 7because they had too many possessions to be able to stay together and the land where they had settled was not able to support them because of their livestock. | 7because their holdings were too vast to allow them to stay together, since the land where they had settled was not able to support all of their livestock. |
| 8So Esau (also known as Edom) lived in the hill country of Seir. | 8So Esau lived in Mount Seir. (Esau was also known as Edom.) |
| 9This is the account of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the hill country of Seir. | 9This is a record of the family history of Esau, the ancestor of the Edomites of Mount Seir. |
| 10These were the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz, the son of Esau's wife Adah, and Reuel, the son of Esau's wife Basemath. | 10The names of Esau's sons were Eliphaz (the son of Esau's wife Adah) and Reuel (the son of Esau's wife Basemath). |
| 11The sons of Eliphaz were: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. | 11Eliphaz's sons were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. |
| 12Timna, a concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz, bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These were the sons of Esau's wife Adah. | 12Timnah was a concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz. She bore Amalek to Eliphaz. |
| 13These were the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Esau's wife Basemath. | 13Reuel's sons were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Esau's wife Basemath. |
| 14These were the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah the daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon: She bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah to Esau. | 14These were the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, who was the daughter of Zibeon. She bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah for Esau. |
| 15These were the chiefs among the descendants of Esau, the sons of Eliphaz, Esau's firstborn: chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz, | 15These were the tribal leaders of Esau's descendants; that is, the children of Eliphaz, who was Esau's firstborn: tribal leaders Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, |
| 16chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek. These were the chiefs descended from Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah. | 16Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. These were the tribal leaders who descended from Eliphaz in the territory of Edom. These were Adah's sons. |
| 17These were the sons of Esau's son Reuel: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah. These were the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Esau's wife Basemath. | 17These were the descendants of Esau's son Reuel: tribal leaders Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the tribal leaders who descended from Reuel in the territory of Edom. These were the sons of Esau's wife Basemath. |
| 18These were the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah: chief Jeush, chief Jalam, chief Korah. These were the chiefs descended from Esau's wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah. | 18These were the descendants of Esau's wife Oholibamah: tribal leaders Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These tribal leaders descended from Esau's wife Oholibamah, Anah's daughter. |
| 19These were the sons of Esau (also known as Edom), and these were their chiefs. | 19These were the descendants of Esau (also known as Edom) and their tribal leaders. |
| 20These were the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, | 20These were the descendants of Seir the Horite, who lived in the territory: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, |
| 21Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom. | 21Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the tribal leaders who descended from the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the territory of Edom. |
| 22The sons of Lotan were Hori and Homam; Lotan's sister was Timna. | 22Lotan's children were Hori and Hemam. Lotan's sister was Timna. |
| 23These were the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. | 23Shobal's children were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. |
| 24These were the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah (who discovered the hot springs in the wilderness as he pastured the donkeys of his father Zibeon). | 24Zibeon's children were Aiah and Anah. Anah discovered the hot springs in the wilderness while grazing his father Zibeon's donkeys. |
| 25These were the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah. | 25Anah's children were Dishon and Anah's daughter Oholibamah. |
| 26These were the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran. | 26Dishon's children were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran. |
| 27These were the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. | 27Ezer's children were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. |
| 28These were the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran. | 28Dishan's children were Uz and Aran. |
| 29These were the chiefs of the Horites: chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah, | 29These were the tribal leaders who descended from the Horites: tribal leaders Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, |
| 30chief Dishon, chief Ezer, chief Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, according to their chief lists in the land of Seir. | 30Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the tribal leaders who descended from the Horites, according to their tribal leaders in the territory of Seir. |
| 31These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites: | 31This is a list of the kings who ruled the territory of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelis. |
| 32Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom; the name of his city was Dinhabah. | 32Beor's son Bela ruled over Edom. His city's name was Dinhabah. |
| 33When Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place. | 33After Bela died, Zerah's son Jobab from Bozrah ruled in his place. |
| 34When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place. | 34After Jobab died, Husham from the territory of the Temanites ruled in his place. |
| 35When Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated the Midianites in the land of Moab, reigned in his place; the name of his city was Avith. | 35After Husham died, Bedad's son Hadad, who killed Midian in the field of Moab, ruled in his place. His city's name was Avith. |
| 36When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place. | 36After Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah ruled in his place. |
| 37When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth by the River reigned in his place. | 37After Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth by the river ruled in his place. |
| 38When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place. | 38After Shaul died, Achbor's son Baal-hanan ruled in his place. |
| 39When Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor died, Hadad reigned in his place; the name of his city was Pau. His wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab. | 39After Achbor's son Baal-hanan died, Hadar ruled in his place. His city's name was Pau. And his wife's name was Mehetabel, who was the daughter of Matred, and granddaughter of Me-zahab. |
| 40These were the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their families, according to their places, by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth, | 40These were the names of the chiefs who descended from Esau according to their clans, territories, and names: tribal leaders Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, |
| 41chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon, | 41Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, |
| 42chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar, | 42Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, |
| 43chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. This was Esau, the father of the Edomites. | 43Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs who descended from Edom, according to their territories in their own land. This was the dynasty of Esau, who was the ancestor of the Edomites. |
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