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Genesis 36:4-17

4And Adahעָדָ֛ה'a.DahH5711boreוַתֵּ֧לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Eliphazאֱלִיפָ֑ז'e.li.FazH464to Esauלְעֵשָׂ֖וle.'e.SavH6215אֶת־'et-H853,Basemathוּבָ֣שְׂמַ֔תu.Va.se.MatH1315gave birth toיָלְדָ֖הYal.dahH3205אֶת־'et-H853Reuelרְעוּאֵֽל׃re.'u.'ElH7467,

5and Oholibamahוְאָהֳלִֽיבָמָה֙ve.'o.ho.li.va.MahH173gave birth toיָֽלְדָ֔הYal.dahH3205אֶת־'et-H853JeushH3274וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Jalamיַעְלָ֖םya'.LamH3281וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and Korahקֹ֑רַחKo.rachH7141.Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428werethe sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were bornיֻלְּדוּ־yu.le.du-H3205to himin the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

6Later, Esauעֵשָׂ֡ו'e.SavH6215אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947his wivesנָ֠שָׁיוNa.shavH802andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853sonsבָּנָ֣יוba.NavH1121andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853daughtersבְּנֹתָיו֮be.no.TavH1323andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleנַפְשׁ֣וֹתnaf.ShotH5315of his householdבֵּיתוֹ֒bei.ToH1004,along withוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853his livestockמִקְנֵ֣הוּmik.Ne.huH4735וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,allכָּל־kol-H3605his other animalsבְּהֶמְתּ֗וֹbe.hem.ToH929וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the propertyקִנְיָנ֔וֹkin.ya.NoH7075אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had acquiredרָכַ֖שׁra.KhashH7408in Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,and he movedוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980toבְּאֶ֣רֶץ אֶל־be.'E.retz 'el-H413 H776a landאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776far away fromמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440his brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251Jacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290.

7Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588their possessionsרְכוּשָׁ֛םre.khu.ShamH7399wereהָיָ֧הha.YahH1961too greatרָ֖בravH7227for them to dwellמִשֶּׁ֣בֶתmi.She.vetH3427togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162;the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776where they stayedמְגֽוּרֵיהֶם֙me.gu.rei.HemH4033couldיָֽכְלָ֜הya.khe.LahH3201notוְלֹ֨אve.Lo'H3808support themלָשֵׂ֣אתla.SetH5375אֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of their livestockמִקְנֵיהֶֽם׃mik.nei.HemH4735.

8So EsauH6215(that isה֥וּאhu'H1931,Edomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123)settledוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the area of Mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Seirשֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrH8165.

9Thisוְאֵ֛לֶּהve.'E.lehH428is the accountתֹּלְד֥וֹתto.le.DotH8435of Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215,the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of the Edomitesאֱד֑וֹם'e.DomH123,in the area of Mountבְּהַ֖רbe.HarH2022Seirשֵׂעִֽיר׃se.'IrH8165.

10Theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428are the namesשְׁמ֣וֹתshe.MotH8034of Esau’sעֵשָׂ֑ו'e.SavH6215sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121:Eliphazאֱלִיפַ֗ז'e.li.FazH464sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Esau’sעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802Adahעָדָה֙'a.DahH5711,and Reuelרְעוּאֵ֕לre.'u.'ElH7467sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Esau’sעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802Basemathבָּשְׂמַ֖תba.se.MatH1315.

11The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Eliphazאֱלִיפָ֑ז'e.li.FazH464wereוַיִּהְי֖וּvai.yih.YuH1961Temanתֵּימָ֣ןtei.ManH8487,Omarאוֹמָ֔ר'o.MarH201,Zephoצְפ֥וֹtze.FoH6825,Gatamוְגַעְתָּ֖םve.ga'.TamH1609,and Kenazוּקְנַֽז׃u.ke.NazH7073.

12Additionally, Timnaוְתִמְנַ֣ע׀ הָיְתָ֣הve.tim.Na' ha.ye.TahH8555 H1961,a concubineפִילֶ֗גֶשׁfi.Le.geshH6370of Esau’sעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215sonבֶּן־ben-H1121Eliphazלֶֽאֱלִיפַז֙le.'e.li.FazH464,gave birth toוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Amalekעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002לֶאֱלִיפַ֖זle.'e.li.FazH464אֶת־'et-H853.Theseאֵ֕לֶּה'E.lehH428are the grandsonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Esau’sעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802Adahעָדָ֖ה'a.DahH5711.

13Theseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428arethe sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Reuelרְעוּאֵ֔לre.'u.'ElH7467:Nahathנַ֥חַתNa.chatH5184,Zerahוָזֶ֖רַחva.Ze.rachH2226,Shammahשַׁמָּ֣הsha.MahH8048,and Mizzahוּמִזָּ֑הu.mi.ZahH4199.Theyאֵ֣לֶּ֣ה'e.LehH428areהָי֔וּha.YuH1961the grandsonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Esau’sעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802Basemathבָשְׂמַ֖תva.se.MatH1315.

14Theseוְאֵ֣לֶּהve.'E.lehH428areהָי֗וּha.YuH1961the sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121of Esau’sעֵשָׂ֑ו'e.SavH6215wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802Oholibamahאָהֳלִיבָמָ֧ה'o.ho.li.va.MahH173(daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Anahעֲנָ֛ה'a.NahH6034and granddaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zibeonצִבְע֖וֹןtziv.'onH6649)whom she boreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205to Esauלְעֵשָׂ֔וle.'e.SavH6215אֶת־'et-H853:JeushH3274וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Jalamיַעְלָ֖םya'.LamH3281וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and Korahקֹֽרַח׃Ko.rachH7141.

15Theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428are the chiefsאַלּוּפֵ֣י'a.lu.FeiH441among the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Esauעֵשָׂ֑ו'e.SavH6215.The sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Eliphazאֱלִיפַז֙'e.li.FazH464the firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060of Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215:Chiefsאַלּ֤וּף'a.LufH441Temanתֵּימָן֙ אַלּ֣וּףtei.Man 'a.LufH8487 H441,Omarאוֹמָ֔ר אַלּ֥וּף'o.Mar 'a.LufH201 H441,Zephoצְפ֖וֹ אַלּ֥וּףtze.Fo 'a.LufH6825 H441,Kenazקְנַֽז׃ke.NazH7073,

16אַלּֽוּף־'a.luf-H441Korahקֹ֛רַחKo.rachH7141,אַלּ֥וּף'a.LufH441Gatamגַּעְתָּ֖םga'.TamH1609אַלּ֣וּף'a.LufH441,and Amalekעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002.Theyאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428are the chiefsאַלּוּפֵ֤י'a.lu.FeiH441of Eliphazאֱלִיפַז֙'e.li.FazH464in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123, andtheyאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428are the grandsonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Adahעָדָֽה׃'a.DahH5711.

17Theseוְאֵ֗לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Esau’sעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215sonבֶּן־ben-H1121Reuelרְעוּאֵל֙re.'u.'ElH7467:Chiefsאַלּ֥וּף'a.LufH441Nahathנַ֙חַת֙na.chatH5184אַלּ֣וּף'a.LufH441,Zerahזֶ֔רַח אַלּ֥וּףZe.rach 'a.LufH2226 H441,Shammahשַׁמָּ֖ה אַלּ֣וּףsha.Mah 'a.LufH8048 H441,and Mizzahמִזָּ֑הmi.ZahH4199.Theyאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428are the chiefsאַלּוּפֵ֤י'a.lu.FeiH441descended from Reuelרְעוּאֵל֙re.'u.'ElH7467in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123, andtheyאֵ֕לֶּה'E.lehH428are the grandsonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Esau’sעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802Basemathבָשְׂמַ֖תva.se.MatH1315.

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