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

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

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

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

24These 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.)

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

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

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

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

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

30Dishon, 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

Theseאֵ֤לֶּהH428Pronoun - common pluralare the sonsבְנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Seirשֵׂעִיר֙H8165Noun - proper - masculine singularthe Horiteהַחֹרִ֔יH2752Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularwho were livingיֹשְׁבֵ֖יH3427Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructin the landהָאָ֑רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularLotanלוֹטָ֥ןH3877Noun - proper - feminine singularShobalוְשׁוֹבָ֖לH7732Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularZibeonוְצִבְע֥וֹןH6649Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularAnahוַעֲנָֽה׃H6034Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 21

Original words

Dishonוְדִשׁ֥וֹןH1787Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularEzerוְאֵ֖צֶרH687Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularand Dishanוְדִישָׁ֑ןH1789Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularTheyאֵ֣לֶּהH428Pronoun - common pluralare the chiefsאַלּוּפֵ֧יH441Noun - masculine plural constructof the Horitesהַחֹרִ֛יH2752Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularthe descendantsבְּנֵ֥יH1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Seirשֵׂעִ֖ירH8165Noun - proper - masculine singularin the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץH776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof Edomאֱדֽוֹם׃H123Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 22

Original words

The sonsבְנֵי־H1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Lotanלוֹטָ֖ןH3877Noun - proper - masculine singularwereוַיִּהְי֥וּH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralHoriחֹרִ֣יH2753Noun - proper - masculine singularand Hemamוְהֵימָ֑םH1967Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularTimnaתִּמְנָֽע׃H8555Noun - proper - feminine singularwas Lotan’sלוֹטָ֖ןH3877Noun - proper - masculine singularsisterוַאֲח֥וֹתH269Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct

BSB notes

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

Original words

Theseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙H428Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common pluralare the sonsבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Shobalשׁוֹבָ֔לH7732Noun - proper - masculine singularAlvanעַלְוָ֥ןH5935Noun - proper - masculine singularManahathוּמָנַ֖חַתH4506Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularEbalוְעֵיבָ֑לH5858Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularShephoשְׁפ֖וֹH8195Noun - proper - masculine singularand Onamוְאוֹנָֽם׃H208Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 24

Original words

Theseוְאֵ֥לֶּהH428Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common pluralare the sonsבְנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Zibeonצִבְע֖וֹןH6649Noun - proper - feminine singularAiahוְאַיָּ֣הH345Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularand Anahוַעֲנָ֑הH6034Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularThis [is]ה֣וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singular[the] Anahעֲנָ֗הH6034Noun - proper - masculine singularwhoאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativefoundמָצָ֤אH4672Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe hot springsהַיֵּמִם֙H3222Article | Noun - masculine pluralin the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רH4057Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularas he was pasturingבִּרְעֹת֥וֹH7462Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe donkeysהַחֲמֹרִ֖יםH2543Article | Noun - masculine pluralof his fatherאָבִֽיו׃H1Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularZibeonלְצִבְע֥וֹןH6649Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 25

Original words

Theseוְאֵ֥לֶּהH428Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common pluralare the childrenבְנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Anahעֲנָ֖הH6034Noun - proper - masculine singularDishonדִּשֹׁ֑ןH1787Noun - proper - masculine singularand Oholibamahוְאָהֳלִיבָמָ֖הH173Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singulardaughterבַּת־H1323Noun - feminine singular constructof Anahעֲנָֽה׃H6034Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 26

Original words

Theseוְאֵ֖לֶּהH428Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common pluralare the sonsבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Dishonדִישָׁ֑ןH1789Noun - proper - masculine singularHemdanחֶמְדָּ֥ןH2533Noun - proper - masculine singularEshbanוְאֶשְׁבָּ֖ןH790Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularIthranוְיִתְרָ֥ןH3506Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularand Cheranוּכְרָֽן׃H3763Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Hebrew Dishan, a variant of Dishon
Verse 27

Original words

Theseאֵ֖לֶּהH428Pronoun - common pluralare the sonsבְּנֵי־H1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Ezerאֵ֑צֶרH687Noun - proper - masculine singularBilhanבִּלְהָ֥ןH1092Noun - proper - masculine singularZaavanוְזַעֲוָ֖ןH2190Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularand Akanוַעֲקָֽן׃H6130Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 28

Original words

Theseאֵ֥לֶּהH428Pronoun - common pluralare the sonsבְנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Dishanדִישָׁ֖ןH1789Noun - proper - masculine singularUzע֥וּץH5780Noun - proper - masculine singularand Aranוַאֲרָֽן׃H765Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 29

Original words

Theseאֵ֖לֶּהH428Pronoun - common pluralare the chiefsאַלּוּפֵ֣יH441Noun - masculine plural constructof the Horitesהַחֹרִ֑יH2752Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularChiefsאַלּ֤וּףH441Noun - masculine singularLotanלוֹטָן֙H3877Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .אַלּ֣וּףH441Noun - masculine singularShobalשׁוֹבָ֔לH7732Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .אַלּ֥וּףH441Noun - masculine singularZibeonצִבְע֖וֹןH6649Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .אַלּ֥וּףH441Noun - masculine singularAnahעֲנָֽה׃H6034Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 30

Original words

-אַלּ֥וּףH441Noun - masculine singularDishonדִּשֹׁ֛ןH1787Noun - proper - masculine singular-אַלּ֥וּףH441Noun - masculine singularEzerאֵ֖צֶרH687Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .אַלּ֣וּףH441Noun - masculine singularand Dishanדִּישָׁ֑ןH1789Noun - proper - masculine singularTheyאֵ֣לֶּהH428Pronoun - common pluralare the chiefsאַלּוּפֵ֧יH441Noun - masculine plural constructof the Horitesהַחֹרִ֛יH2753Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularaccording to their divisionsלְאַלֻּפֵיהֶ֖םH441Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralin the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץH776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof Seirשֵׂעִֽיר׃פH8165Noun - proper - feminine singular

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