Focused Passage

Genesis 36:20-30

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

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20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

21 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom.

22 The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.

23 These are the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

24 These are the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. (This is the Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness as he was pasturing the donkeys of his father Zibeon.)

25 These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah daughter of Anah.

26 These are the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

27 These are the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan.

28 These are the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

29 These are the chiefs of the Horites: Chiefs Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

30 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, according to their divisions in the land of Seir.

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Verse 20

Original words

These אֵ֤לֶּה H428 Pronoun - common plural are the sons בְנֵֽי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Seir שֵׂעִיר֙ H8165 Noun - proper - masculine singular the Horite הַחֹרִ֔י H2752 Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular who were living יֹשְׁבֵ֖י H3427 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct in the land הָאָ֑רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular Lotan לוֹטָ֥ן H3877 Noun - proper - feminine singular Shobal וְשׁוֹבָ֖ל H7732 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Zibeon וְצִבְע֥וֹן H6649 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Anah וַעֲנָֽה׃ H6034 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 21

Original words

Dishon וְדִשׁ֥וֹן H1787 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezer וְאֵ֖צֶר H687 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular and Dishan וְדִישָׁ֑ן H1789 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular They אֵ֣לֶּה H428 Pronoun - common plural are the chiefs אַלּוּפֵ֧י H441 Noun - masculine plural construct of the Horites הַחֹרִ֛י H2752 Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular the descendants בְּנֵ֥י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Seir שֵׂעִ֖יר H8165 Noun - proper - masculine singular in the land בְּאֶ֥רֶץ H776 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of Edom אֱדֽוֹם׃ H123 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 22

Original words

The sons בְנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Lotan לוֹטָ֖ן H3877 Noun - proper - masculine singular were וַיִּהְי֥וּ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Hori חֹרִ֣י H2753 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Hemam וְהֵימָ֑ם H1967 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Timna תִּמְנָֽע׃ H8555 Noun - proper - feminine singular was Lotan’s לוֹטָ֖ן H3877 Noun - proper - masculine singular sister וַאֲח֥וֹת H269 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct

BSB notes

  • Hemam is a variant of Homam; see 1 Chronicles 1:39.
Verse 23

Original words

These וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ H428 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common plural are the sons בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Shobal שׁוֹבָ֔ל H7732 Noun - proper - masculine singular Alvan עַלְוָ֥ן H5935 Noun - proper - masculine singular Manahath וּמָנַ֖חַת H4506 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Ebal וְעֵיבָ֑ל H5858 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Shepho שְׁפ֖וֹ H8195 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Onam וְאוֹנָֽם׃ H208 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 24

Original words

These וְאֵ֥לֶּה H428 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common plural are the sons בְנֵֽי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Zibeon צִבְע֖וֹן H6649 Noun - proper - feminine singular Aiah וְאַיָּ֣ה H345 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular and Anah וַעֲנָ֑ה H6034 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular This [is] ה֣וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular [the] Anah עֲנָ֗ה H6034 Noun - proper - masculine singular who אֲשֶׁ֨ר H834 Pronoun - relative found מָצָ֤א H4672 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the hot springs הַיֵּמִם֙ H3222 Article | Noun - masculine plural in the wilderness בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר H4057 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular as he was pasturing בִּרְעֹת֥וֹ H7462 Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the donkeys הַחֲמֹרִ֖ים H2543 Article | Noun - masculine plural of his father אָבִֽיו׃ H1 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Zibeon לְצִבְע֥וֹן H6649 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 25

Original words

These וְאֵ֥לֶּה H428 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common plural are the children בְנֵֽי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Anah עֲנָ֖ה H6034 Noun - proper - masculine singular Dishon דִּשֹׁ֑ן H1787 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Oholibamah וְאָהֳלִיבָמָ֖ה H173 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular daughter בַּת־ H1323 Noun - feminine singular construct of Anah עֲנָֽה׃ H6034 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 26

Original words

These וְאֵ֖לֶּה H428 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common plural are the sons בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Dishon דִישָׁ֑ן H1789 Noun - proper - masculine singular Hemdan חֶמְדָּ֥ן H2533 Noun - proper - masculine singular Eshban וְאֶשְׁבָּ֖ן H790 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Ithran וְיִתְרָ֥ן H3506 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular and Cheran וּכְרָֽן׃ H3763 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Hebrew Dishan, a variant of Dishon
Verse 27

Original words

These אֵ֖לֶּה H428 Pronoun - common plural are the sons בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Ezer אֵ֑צֶר H687 Noun - proper - masculine singular Bilhan בִּלְהָ֥ן H1092 Noun - proper - masculine singular Zaavan וְזַעֲוָ֖ן H2190 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular and Akan וַעֲקָֽן׃ H6130 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 28

Original words

These אֵ֥לֶּה H428 Pronoun - common plural are the sons בְנֵֽי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of Dishan דִישָׁ֖ן H1789 Noun - proper - masculine singular Uz ע֥וּץ H5780 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Aran וַאֲרָֽן׃ H765 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 29

Original words

These אֵ֖לֶּה H428 Pronoun - common plural are the chiefs אַלּוּפֵ֣י H441 Noun - masculine plural construct of the Horites הַחֹרִ֑י H2752 Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Chiefs אַלּ֤וּף H441 Noun - masculine singular Lotan לוֹטָן֙ H3877 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . אַלּ֣וּף H441 Noun - masculine singular Shobal שׁוֹבָ֔ל H7732 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . אַלּ֥וּף H441 Noun - masculine singular Zibeon צִבְע֖וֹן H6649 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . אַלּ֥וּף H441 Noun - masculine singular Anah עֲנָֽה׃ H6034 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 30

Original words

- אַלּ֥וּף H441 Noun - masculine singular Dishon דִּשֹׁ֛ן H1787 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אַלּ֥וּף H441 Noun - masculine singular Ezer אֵ֖צֶר H687 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . אַלּ֣וּף H441 Noun - masculine singular and Dishan דִּישָׁ֑ן H1789 Noun - proper - masculine singular They אֵ֣לֶּה H428 Pronoun - common plural are the chiefs אַלּוּפֵ֧י H441 Noun - masculine plural construct of the Horites הַחֹרִ֛י H2753 Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular according to their divisions לְאַלֻּפֵיהֶ֖ם H441 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural in the land בְּאֶ֥רֶץ H776 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of Seir שֵׂעִֽיר׃פ H8165 Noun - proper - feminine singular

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