Focused Passage

Genesis 36:1-8

Esau Becomes Edom, His Line Expands in Seir, and the Non-Covenant Brother Becomes a Nation

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1 This is the account of Esau (that is, Edom).

2 Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite,

3 and Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.

4 And Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath gave birth to Reuel,

5 and Oholibamah gave birth to Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau, who were born to him in the land of Canaan.

6 Later, Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the people of his household, along with his livestock, all his other animals, and all the property he had acquired in Canaan, and he moved to a land far away from his brother Jacob.

7 For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock.

8 So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the area of Mount Seir.

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Verse 1

Original words

This וְאֵ֛לֶּה H428 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common plural is the account תֹּלְד֥וֹת H8435 Noun - feminine plural construct of Esau עֵשָׂ֖ו H6215 Noun - proper - masculine singular (that is ה֥וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular Edom) אֱדֽוֹם׃ H123 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 2

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Esau עֵשָׂ֛ו H6215 Noun - proper - masculine singular took לָקַ֥ח H3947 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker his wives נָשָׁ֖יו H802 Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular from the daughters מִבְּנ֣וֹת H1323 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct of Canaan כְּנָ֑עַן H3667 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker Adah עָדָ֗ה H5711 Noun - proper - feminine singular daughter בַּת־ H1323 Noun - feminine singular construct of Elon אֵילוֹן֙ H356 Noun - proper - masculine singular the Hittite הַֽחִתִּ֔י H2850 Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Oholibamah אָהֳלִֽיבָמָה֙ H173 Noun - proper - feminine singular daughter בַּת־ H1323 Noun - feminine singular construct of Anah עֲנָ֔ה H6034 Noun - proper - feminine singular and granddaughter בַּת־ H1323 Noun - feminine singular construct of Zibeon צִבְע֖וֹן H6649 Noun - proper - masculine singular the Hivite הַֽחִוִּֽי׃ H2340 Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 3

Original words

- וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and Basemath בָּשְׂמַ֥ת H1315 Noun - proper - feminine singular daughter בַּת־ H1323 Noun - feminine singular construct of Ishmael יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל H3458 Noun - proper - masculine singular and sister אֲח֥וֹת H269 Noun - feminine singular construct of Nebaioth נְבָיֽוֹת׃ H5032 Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 4

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And Adah עָדָ֛ה H5711 Noun - proper - feminine singular bore וַתֵּ֧לֶד H3205 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Eliphaz אֱלִיפָ֑ז H464 Noun - proper - masculine singular to Esau לְעֵשָׂ֖ו H6215 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker Basemath וּבָ֣שְׂמַ֔ת H1315 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular gave birth to יָלְדָ֖ה H3205 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker Reuel רְעוּאֵֽל׃ H7467 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 5

Original words

and Oholibamah וְאָהֳלִֽיבָמָה֙ H173 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular gave birth to יָֽלְדָ֔ה H3205 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker Jeush יְעִישׁ H3274 Noun - proper - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Jalam יַעְלָ֖ם H3281 Noun - proper - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and Korah קֹ֑רַח H7141 Noun - proper - masculine singular These אֵ֚לֶּה H428 Pronoun - common plural [were] the sons בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Esau עֵשָׂ֔ו H6215 Noun - proper - masculine singular who אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative were born יֻלְּדוּ־ H3205 Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person common plural to him ל֖וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular in the land בְּאֶ֥רֶץ H776 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of Canaan כְּנָֽעַן׃ H3667 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 6

Original words

Later, Esau עֵשָׂ֡ו H6215 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker took וַיִּקַּ֣ח H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular his wives נָ֠שָׁיו H802 Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular and וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker sons בָּנָ֣יו H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular and וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker daughters בְּנֹתָיו֮ H1323 Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular and וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the people נַפְשׁ֣וֹת H5315 Noun - feminine plural construct of his household בֵּיתוֹ֒ H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular along with וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker his livestock מִקְנֵ֣הוּ H4735 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct his [other] animals בְּהֶמְתּ֗וֹ H929 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular - וְאֵת֙ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker and all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the property קִנְיָנ֔וֹ H7075 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative he had acquired רָכַ֖שׁ H7408 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular in Canaan כְּנָ֑עַן H3667 Noun - proper - masculine singular and he moved וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ H1980 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition . . . אֶ֔רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular a land בְּאֶ֣רֶץ H776 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct far away from מִפְּנֵ֖י H6440 Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct his brother אָחִֽיו׃ H251 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Jacob יַעֲקֹ֥ב H3290 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 7

Original words

For כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction their possessions רְכוּשָׁ֛ם H7399 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural were הָיָ֧ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular too great רָ֖ב H7227 Adjective - masculine singular for them to dwell מִשֶּׁ֣בֶת H3427 Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct together יַחְדָּ֑ו H3162 Adverb the land אֶ֤רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular construct where they stayed מְגֽוּרֵיהֶם֙ H4033 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural could יָֽכְלָ֜ה H3201 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular not וְלֹ֨א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle support them לָשֵׂ֣את H5375 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct - אֹתָ֔ם H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural because מִפְּנֵ֖י H6440 Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct of their livestock מִקְנֵיהֶֽם׃ H4735 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Verse 8

Original words

So Esau עֵשָׂו֙ H6215 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . עֵשָׂ֖ו H6215 Noun - proper - masculine singular (that is ה֥וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular Edom אֱדֽוֹם׃ H123 Noun - proper - masculine singular settled וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב H3427 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular in [the area of] Mount בְּהַ֣ר H2022 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Seir שֵׂעִ֔יר H8165 Noun - proper - feminine singular

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