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Genesis 36:1-8

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

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

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

3and Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.

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

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

6Later, 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.

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

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

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Verse 1

Original words

Thisוְאֵ֛לֶּהH428Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common pluralis the accountתֹּלְד֥וֹתH8435Noun - feminine plural constructof Esauעֵשָׂ֖וH6215Noun - proper - masculine singular(that isה֥וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularEdom)אֱדֽוֹם׃H123Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 2

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Esauעֵשָׂ֛וH6215Noun - proper - masculine singulartookלָקַ֥חH3947Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerhis wivesנָשָׁ֖יוH802Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularfrom the daughtersמִבְּנ֣וֹתH1323Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural constructof Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןH3667Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerAdahעָדָ֗הH5711Noun - proper - feminine singulardaughterבַּת־H1323Noun - feminine singular constructof Elonאֵילוֹן֙H356Noun - proper - masculine singularthe Hittiteהַֽחִתִּ֔יH2850Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerOholibamahאָהֳלִֽיבָמָה֙H173Noun - proper - feminine singulardaughterבַּת־H1323Noun - feminine singular constructof Anahעֲנָ֔הH6034Noun - proper - feminine singularand granddaughterבַּת־H1323Noun - feminine singular constructof Zibeonצִבְע֖וֹןH6649Noun - proper - masculine singularthe Hiviteהַֽחִוִּֽי׃H2340Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 3

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-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand Basemathבָּשְׂמַ֥תH1315Noun - proper - feminine singulardaughterבַּת־H1323Noun - feminine singular constructof Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלH3458Noun - proper - masculine singularand sisterאֲח֥וֹתH269Noun - feminine singular constructof Nebaiothנְבָיֽוֹת׃H5032Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 4

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And Adahעָדָ֛הH5711Noun - proper - feminine singularboreוַתֵּ֧לֶדH3205Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularEliphazאֱלִיפָ֑זH464Noun - proper - masculine singularto Esauלְעֵשָׂ֖וH6215Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerBasemathוּבָ֣שְׂמַ֔תH1315Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singulargave birth toיָלְדָ֖הH3205Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerReuelרְעוּאֵֽל׃H7467Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 5

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and Oholibamahוְאָהֳלִֽיבָמָה֙H173Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singulargave birth toיָֽלְדָ֔הH3205Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerJeushיְעִישׁH3274Noun - proper - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerJalamיַעְלָ֖םH3281Noun - proper - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand Korahקֹ֑רַחH7141Noun - proper - masculine singularTheseאֵ֚לֶּהH428Pronoun - common plural[were] the sonsבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Esauעֵשָׂ֔וH6215Noun - proper - masculine singularwhoאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativewere bornיֻלְּדוּ־H3205Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person common pluralto himל֖וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularin the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץH776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃H3667Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 6

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Later, Esauעֵשָׂ֡וH6215Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markertookוַיִּקַּ֣חH3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularhis wivesנָ֠שָׁיוH802Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularandוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markersonsבָּנָ֣יוH1121Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularandוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerdaughtersבְּנֹתָיו֮H1323Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularandוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe peopleנַפְשׁ֣וֹתH5315Noun - feminine plural constructof his householdבֵּיתוֹ֒H1004Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularalong withוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerhis livestockמִקְנֵ֣הוּH4735Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructhis [other] animalsבְּהֶמְתּ֗וֹH929Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular-וְאֵת֙H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe propertyקִנְיָנ֔וֹH7075Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativehe had acquiredרָכַ֖שׁH7408Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularin Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןH3667Noun - proper - masculine singularand he movedוַיֵּ֣לֶךְH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Preposition. . .אֶ֔רֶץH776Noun - feminine singulara landבְּאֶ֣רֶץH776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructfar away fromמִפְּנֵ֖יH6440Preposition-m | Noun - common plural constructhis brotherאָחִֽיו׃H251Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularJacobיַעֲקֹ֥בH3290Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 7

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Forכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctiontheir possessionsרְכוּשָׁ֛םH7399Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralwereהָיָ֧הH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singulartoo greatרָ֖בH7227Adjective - masculine singularfor them to dwellמִשֶּׁ֣בֶתH3427Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructtogetherיַחְדָּ֑וH3162Adverbthe landאֶ֤רֶץH776Noun - feminine singular constructwhere they stayedמְגֽוּרֵיהֶם֙H4033Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralcouldיָֽכְלָ֜הH3201Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularnotוְלֹ֨אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlesupport themלָשֵׂ֣אתH5375Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct-אֹתָ֔םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralbecauseמִפְּנֵ֖יH6440Preposition-m | Noun - common plural constructof their livestockמִקְנֵיהֶֽם׃H4735Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Verse 8

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So Esauעֵשָׂו֙H6215Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .עֵשָׂ֖וH6215Noun - proper - masculine singular(that isה֥וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularEdomאֱדֽוֹם׃H123Noun - proper - masculine singularsettledוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבH3427Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularin [the area of] Mountבְּהַ֣רH2022Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructSeirשֵׂעִ֔ירH8165Noun - proper - feminine singular

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