| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Now these are the records of the generations of Esau (that is, Edom). | 1These are the family records of Esau (that is, Edom). |
| 2Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah and the granddaughter 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, |
| 3also Basemath, Ishmael's daughter, the sister of Nebaioth. | 3and Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth. |
| 4Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, and Basemath bore Reuel, | 4Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath bore Reuel, |
| 5and Oholibamah bore Jeush and Jalam and Korah. These are the sons of Esau who were born to 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. |
| 6Then Esau took his wives and his sons and his daughters and all his household, and his livestock and all his cattle and all his goods which he had acquired in the land of Canaan, and went to another land away from 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 property had become too great for them to live together, and the land where they sojourned could not sustain them because of their livestock. | 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. |
| 8So Esau lived in the hill country of Seir; Esau is Edom. | 8So Esau (that is, Edom) lived in the mountains of Seir. |
| 9These then are the records of the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of 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 Esau's wife Adah, Reuel the son of Esau's wife Basemath. | 10These are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz son of Esau's wife Adah, and Reuel son of Esau's wife Basemath. |
| 11The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho and Gatam and Kenaz. | 11The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. |
| 12Timna was a concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These are the sons of Esau's wife Adah. | 12Timna, a concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz, bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These were the sons of Esau's wife Adah. |
| 13These are the sons of Reuel: Nahath and Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These were the sons of Esau's wife Basemath. | 13These are Reuel's sons: 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 the granddaughter of Zibeon: she bore to Esau, Jeush and Jalam 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 are the chiefs of the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn of Esau, are chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz, | 15These are the chiefs of Esau's sons: the sons of Eliphaz, Esau's firstborn: Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, |
| 16chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek. These are the chiefs descended from Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are 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. |
| 17These are the sons of Reuel, Esau's son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah. These are the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Esau's wife Basemath. | 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. |
| 18These are the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah: chief Jeush, chief Jalam, chief Korah. These are the chiefs descended from Esau's wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah. | 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 (that is, Edom), and these are their chiefs. | 19These are the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and these are their chiefs. |
| 20These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of 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 chiefs descended from the Horites, the sons 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. |
| 22The sons 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. |
| 23These are the sons of Shobal: Alvan and Manahath and Ebal, Shepho and Onam. | 23These are Shobal's sons: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. |
| 24These are the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah-- he is the Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness when he was pasturing the donkeys of his father Zibeon. | 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. |
| 25These are the children of Anah: Dishon, and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah. | 25These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah daughter of Anah. |
| 26These are the sons of Dishon: Hemdan and Eshban and Ithran and Cheran. | 26These are Dishon's sons: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. |
| 27These are the sons of Ezer: Bilhan and Zaavan and Akan. | 27These are Ezer's sons: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. |
| 28These are the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran. | 28These are Dishan's sons: Uz and Aran. |
| 29These are the chiefs descended from the Horites: chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah, | 29These are the chiefs of the Horites: Chiefs Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, |
| 30chief Dishon, chief Ezer, chief Dishan. These are the chiefs descended from the Horites, according to their various chiefs 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. |
| 31Now these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the sons of Israel. | 31These are the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites: |
| 32Bela 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. |
| 33Then Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah became king in his place. | 33When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah became king in his place. |
| 34Then Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites became king in his place. | 34When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites became king in his place. |
| 35Then Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the field of Moab, became king in his place; 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. |
| 36Then Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah became king in his place. | 36When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah became king in his place. |
| 37Then Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth on the Euphrates River became king in his place. | 37When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates River became king in his place. |
| 38Then Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor became king in his place. | 38When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Achbor became king in his place. |
| 39Then Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar became king in his place; and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, 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. |
| 40Now these are the names of the chiefs descended from Esau, according to their families and their localities, by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth, | 40These are the names of Esau's chiefs, according to their families and their localities, by their names: Chiefs 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 are the chiefs of Edom (that is, Esau, the father of the Edomites), according to their habitations in the land of their possession. | 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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