| New King James Version | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Now this is the genealogy of Esau, who 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; Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; | 2Esau took his wives from the Canaanite women: Adah daughter of Elon the Hethite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite, |
| 3and Basemath, Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth. | 3and Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth. |
| 4Now Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, and Basemath bore Reuel. | 4Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath bore Reuel, |
| 5And Aholibamah bore Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah. These were 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, his sons, his daughters, and all the persons of his household, his cattle and all his animals, and all his goods which he had gained in the land of Canaan, and went to a country away from the presence 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 possessions were too great for them to dwell together, and the land where they were strangers could not support 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 dwelt in Mount Seir. Esau is Edom. | 8So Esau (that is, Edom) lived in the mountains of Seir. |
| 9And this is the genealogy 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 were the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, and Reuel the son of Basemath 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, Gatam, and Kenaz. | 11The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. |
| 12Now Timna was the concubine of Eliphaz, Esau’s son, and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These were the sons of Adah, Esau’s wife. | 12Timna, a concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz, bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These are the sons of Esau's wife Adah. |
| 13These were the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife. | 13These are Reuel's sons: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These are the sons of Esau's wife Basemath. |
| 14These were the sons of Aholibamah, Esau’s wife, the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon. And she bore to Esau: Jeush, 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 the chiefs of the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn son of Esau, were Chief Teman, Chief Omar, Chief Zepho, Chief Kenaz, | 15These are the chiefs among Esau's sons: the sons of Eliphaz, Esau's firstborn: chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz, |
| 16Chief Korah, Chief Gatam, and Chief Amalek. These were the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom. They were the sons of Adah. | 16chief Korah, chief Gatam, and chief Amalek. These are the chiefs descended from Eliphaz in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Adah. |
| 17These were the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son: Chief Nahath, Chief Zerah, Chief Shammah, and Chief Mizzah. These were the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom. These were the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife. | 17These are the sons of Reuel, Esau's son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, and chief Mizzah. These are the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Esau's wife Basemath. |
| 18And these were the sons of Aholibamah, Esau’s wife: Chief Jeush, Chief Jaalam, and Chief Korah. These were the chiefs who descended from Aholibamah, Esau’s wife, the daughter of Anah. | 18These are the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah: chief Jeush, chief Jalam, and chief Korah. These are the chiefs descended from Esau's wife Oholibamah daughter of Anah. |
| 19These were the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these were their chiefs. | 19These are the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and these are their chiefs. |
| 20These were the sons of Seir the Horite who inhabited the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, | 20These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, |
| 21Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir, in the land of Edom. | 21Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs among the Horites, the sons of Seir, in the land of Edom. |
| 22And the sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Lotan’s sister was Timna. | 22The sons of Lotan were Hori and Heman. Timna was Lotan's sister. |
| 23These were the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. | 23These are Shobal's sons: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. |
| 24These were the sons of Zibeon: both Ajah and Anah. This was the Anah who found the water in the wilderness as he pastured 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 were the children of Anah: Dishon and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah. | 25These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah daughter of Anah. |
| 26These were the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. | 26These are Dishon's sons: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. |
| 27These were the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. | 27These are Ezer's sons: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. |
| 28These were the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran. | 28These are Dishan's sons: Uz and Aran. |
| 29These were the chiefs of the Horites: Chief Lotan, Chief Shobal, Chief Zibeon, Chief Anah, | 29These are the chiefs among the Horites: chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah, |
| 30Chief Dishon, Chief Ezer, and Chief Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir. | 30chief Dishon, chief Ezer, and chief Dishan. These are the chiefs among the Horites, clan by clan, in the land of Seir. |
| 31Now these were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel: | 31These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: |
| 32Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom, and the name of his city was Dinhabah. | 32Bela son of Beor reigned in Edom; the name of his city was Dinhabah. |
| 33And when Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place. | 33When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place. |
| 34When Jobab died, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place. | 34When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place. |
| 35And when Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who attacked Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith. | 35When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad reigned in his place. He defeated Midian in the field of Moab; the name of his city was Avith. |
| 36When Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place. | 36When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place. |
| 37And when Samlah died, Saul of Rehoboth-by-the-River reigned in his place. | 37When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates River reigned in his place. |
| 38When Saul died, Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place. | 38When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place. |
| 39And when Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor died, Hadar reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pau. His wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. | 39When Baal-hanan son of Achbor died, Hadar reigned in his place. His city was Pau, and his wife's name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred daughter of Me-zahab. |
| 40And these were the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their families and their places, by their names: Chief Timnah, Chief Alvah, Chief Jetheth, | 40These are the names of Esau's chiefs, according to their families and their localities, by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth, |
| 41Chief Aholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon, | 41chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon, |
| 42Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar, | 42chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar, |
| 43Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their dwelling places in the land of their possession. Esau was the father of the Edomites. | 43chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. These are Edom's chiefs, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. Esau was father of the Edomites. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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