| Holman Christian Standard Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1These are the family records of Esau (that is, Edom). | 1This is a record of Esau's genealogy, that is, of Edom. |
| 2Esau took his wives from the Canaanite women: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite, | 2Esau had married Canaanite women, including Elon the Hittite's daughter Adah, Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah (who was Zibeon the Hivite's daughter), and |
| 3and Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth. | 3Ishamael's daughter Basemath (who was Nebaioth's sister). |
| 4Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath bore Reuel, | 4Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath bore Reuel, and |
| 5and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were Esau's sons, who were born to him in the land of Canaan. | 5Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were Esau's sons, who were born to him in the territory of Canaan. |
| 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. | 6Later, Esau took his wives, his children, everyone in his household, his livestock, all his animals, and all his possessions that he had acquired in the territory of Canaan and moved far away from his brother Jacob, |
| 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. | 7because their holdings were too vast to allow them to stay together, since the land where they had settled was not able to support all of their livestock. |
| 8So Esau (that is, Edom) lived in the mountains of Seir. | 8So Esau lived in Mount Seir. (Esau was also known as Edom.) |
| 9These are the family records of Esau, father of the Edomites in the mountains of Seir. | 9This is a record of the family history of Esau, the ancestor of the Edomites of Mount Seir. |
| 10These are the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz son of Esau's wife Adah, and Reuel son of Esau's wife Basemath. | 10The names of Esau's sons were Eliphaz (the son of Esau's wife Adah) and Reuel (the son of Esau's wife Basemath). |
| 11The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. | 11Eliphaz's sons were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. |
| 12Timna, a concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz, bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These were the sons of Esau's wife Adah. | 12Timnah was a concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz. She bore Amalek to Eliphaz. |
| 13These are Reuel's sons: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Esau's wife Basemath. | 13Reuel's sons were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Esau's wife Basemath. |
| 14These are the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon: She bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah to Edom. | 14These were the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah, who was the daughter of Zibeon. She bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah for Esau. |
| 15These are the chiefs of Esau's sons: the sons of Eliphaz, Esau's firstborn: Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, | 15These were the tribal leaders of Esau's descendants; that is, the children of Eliphaz, who was Esau's firstborn: tribal leaders Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, |
| 16Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. These are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Adah. | 16Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. These were the tribal leaders who descended from Eliphaz in the territory of Edom. These were Adah's sons. |
| 17These are the sons of Reuel, Esau's son: Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These are the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Esau's wife Basemath. | 17These were the descendants of Esau's son Reuel: tribal leaders Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the tribal leaders who descended from Reuel in the territory of Edom. These were the sons of Esau's wife Basemath. |
| 18These are the sons of Esau's wife Oholibamah: Chiefs Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These are the chiefs of Esau's wife Oholibamah daughter of Anah. | 18These were the descendants of Esau's wife Oholibamah: tribal leaders Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These tribal leaders descended from Esau's wife Oholibamah, Anah's daughter. |
| 19These are the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and these are their chiefs. | 19These were the descendants of Esau (also known as Edom) and their tribal leaders. |
| 20These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, | 20These were the descendants of Seir the Horite, who lived in the territory: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, |
| 21Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir, in the land of Edom. | 21Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the tribal leaders who descended from the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the territory of Edom. |
| 22The sons of Lotan were Hori and Heman. Timna was Lotan's sister. | 22Lotan's children were Hori and Hemam. Lotan's sister was Timna. |
| 23These are Shobal's sons: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. | 23Shobal's children were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. |
| 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. | 24Zibeon's children were Aiah and Anah. Anah discovered the hot springs in the wilderness while grazing his father Zibeon's donkeys. |
| 25These are the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah daughter of Anah. | 25Anah's children were Dishon and Anah's daughter Oholibamah. |
| 26These are Dishon's sons: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. | 26Dishon's children were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran. |
| 27These are Ezer's sons: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. | 27Ezer's children were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. |
| 28These are Dishan's sons: Uz and Aran. | 28Dishan's children were Uz and Aran. |
| 29These are the chiefs of the Horites: Chiefs Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, | 29These were the tribal leaders who descended from the Horites: tribal leaders Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, |
| 30Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs of the Horites, according to their divisions, in the land of Seir. | 30Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the tribal leaders who descended from the Horites, according to their tribal leaders in the territory of Seir. |
| 31These are the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites: | 31This is a list of the kings who ruled the territory of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelis. |
| 32Bela son of Beor ruled in Edom; the name of his city was Dinhabah. | 32Beor's son Bela ruled over Edom. His city's name was Dinhabah. |
| 33When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah became king in his place. | 33After Bela died, Zerah's son Jobab from Bozrah ruled in his place. |
| 34When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites became king in his place. | 34After Jobab died, Husham from the territory of the Temanites ruled in his place. |
| 35When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad became king in his place. He defeated Midian in the field of Moab; the name of his city was Avith. | 35After Husham died, Bedad's son Hadad, who killed Midian in the field of Moab, ruled in his place. His city's name was Avith. |
| 36When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah became king in his place. | 36After Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah ruled in his place. |
| 37When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates River became king in his place. | 37After Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth by the river ruled in his place. |
| 38When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Achbor became king in his place. | 38After Shaul died, Achbor's son Baal-hanan ruled in his place. |
| 39When Baal-hanan son of Achbor died, Hadar became king in his place. His city was Pau, and his wife's name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred daughter of Me-zahab. | 39After Achbor's son Baal-hanan died, Hadar ruled in his place. His city's name was Pau. And his wife's name was Mehetabel, who was the daughter of Matred, and granddaughter of Me-zahab. |
| 40These are the names of Esau's chiefs, according to their families and their localities, by their names: Chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, | 40These were the names of the chiefs who descended from Esau according to their clans, territories, and names: tribal leaders Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, |
| 41Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, | 41Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, |
| 42Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, | 42Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, |
| 43Magdiel, and Iram. These are Edom's chiefs, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. Esau was father of the Edomites. | 43Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs who descended from Edom, according to their territories in their own land. This was the dynasty of Esau, who was the ancestor of the Edomites. |
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