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| 1Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom. | 1These are the family records of Esau (that is, Edom). |
| 2Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; | 2Esau took his wives from the Canaanite women: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite, |
| 3And Bashemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth. | 3and Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth. |
| 4And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel; | 4Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath bore Reuel, |
| 5And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan. | 5and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were Esau's sons, who were born to him in the land of Canaan. |
| 6And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob. | 6Esau took his wives, sons, daughters, and all the people of his household, as well as his herds, all his livestock, and all the property he had acquired in Canaan; he went to a land away from his brother Jacob. |
| 7For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle. | 7For their possessions were too many for them to live together, and because of their herds, the land where they stayed could not support them. |
| 8Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom. | 8So Esau (that is, Edom) lived in the mountains of Seir. |
| 9And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir: | 9These are the family records of Esau, father of the Edomites in the mountains of Seir. |
| 10These are the names of Esau's sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau. | 10These are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz son of Esau's wife Adah, and Reuel son of Esau's wife Basemath. |
| 11And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz. | 11The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. |
| 12And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau's wife. | 12Timna, a concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz, bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These were the sons of Esau's wife Adah. |
| 13And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife. | 13These are Reuel's sons: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Esau's wife Basemath. |
| 14And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. | 14These are the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon: She bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah to Edom. |
| 15These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz, | 15These are the chiefs of Esau's sons: the sons of Eliphaz, Esau's firstborn: Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, |
| 16Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah. | 16Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. These are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Adah. |
| 17And these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife. | 17These are the sons of Reuel, Esau's son: Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These are the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Esau's wife Basemath. |
| 18And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esau's wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife. | 18These are the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah: Chiefs Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These are the chiefs of Esau's wife Oholibamah daughter of Anah. |
| 19These are the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these are their dukes. | 19These are the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and these are their chiefs. |
| 20These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, | 20These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, |
| 21And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom. | 21Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir, in the land of Edom. |
| 22And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan's sister was Timna. | 22The sons of Lotan were Hori and Heman. Timna was Lotan's sister. |
| 23And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. | 23These are Shobal's sons: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. |
| 24And these are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and Anah: this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father. | 24These are Zibeon's sons: Aiah and Anah. This was the Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness while he was pasturing the donkeys of his father Zibeon. |
| 25And the children of Anah were these; Dishon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah. | 25These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah daughter of Anah. |
| 26And these are the children of Dishon; Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran. | 26These are Dishon's sons: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. |
| 27The children of Ezer are these; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan. | 27These are Ezer's sons: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. |
| 28The children of Dishan are these; Uz, and Aran. | 28These are Dishan's sons: Uz and Aran. |
| 29These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah, | 29These are the chiefs of the Horites: Chiefs Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, |
| 30Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir. | 30Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs of the Horites, according to their divisions, in the land of Seir. |
| 31And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel. | 31These are the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites: |
| 32And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah. | 32Bela son of Beor ruled in Edom; the name of his city was Dinhabah. |
| 33And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. | 33When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah became king in his place. |
| 34And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead. | 34When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites became king in his place. |
| 35And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith. | 35When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad became king in his place. He defeated Midian in the field of Moab; the name of his city was Avith. |
| 36And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead. | 36When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah became king in his place. |
| 37And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead. | 37When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates River became king in his place. |
| 38And Saul died, and Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead. | 38When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Achbor became king in his place. |
| 39And Baalhanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. | 39When Baal-hanan son of Achbor died, Hadar became king in his place. His city was Pau, and his wife's name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred daughter of Me-zahab. |
| 40And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth, | 40These are the names of Esau's chiefs, according to their families and their localities, by their names: Chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, |
| 41Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon, | 41Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, |
| 42Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar, | 42Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, |
| 43Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he is Esau the father of the Edomites. | 43Magdiel, and Iram. These are Edom's chiefs, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. Esau was father of the Edomites. |
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