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Genesis 36:1-8

1Now these arethe generationsתֹּלְד֥וֹתto.le.DotH8435of Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215, who isEdomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

2Esauעֵשָׂ֛ו'e.SavH6215tookלָקַ֥חla.KachH3947his wivesנָשָׁ֖יוna.ShavH802of the daughtersמִבְּנ֣וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667;Adahעָדָ֗ה'a.DahH5711the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Elonאֵילוֹן֙'ei.lOnH356the Hittiteהַֽחִתִּ֔יha.chi.TiH2850,and Aholibamahאָהֳלִֽיבָמָה֙'o.ho.li.va.MahH173the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Anahעֲנָ֔ה'a.NahH6034the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zibeonצִבְע֖וֹןtziv.'onH6649the Hiviteהַֽחִוִּֽי׃Ha.chi.ViH2340;

3And Bashemathבָּשְׂמַ֥תba.se.MatH1315Ishmael’sיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'ElH3458daughterבַּת־bat-H1323,sisterאֲח֥וֹת'a.ChotH269of Nebajothנְבָיֽוֹת׃ne.va.YotH5032.

4And Adahעָדָ֛ה'a.DahH5711bareוַתֵּ֧לֶדva.Te.ledH3205to Esauלְעֵשָׂ֖וle.'e.SavH6215Eliphazאֱלִיפָ֑ז'e.li.FazH464;and Bashemathוּבָ֣שְׂמַ֔תu.Va.se.MatH1315bareיָלְדָ֖הYal.dahH3205Reuelרְעוּאֵֽל׃re.'u.'ElH7467;

5And Aholibamahוְאָהֳלִֽיבָמָה֙ve.'o.ho.li.va.MahH173bareיָֽלְדָ֔הYal.dahH3205JeushH3274,and Jaalamיַעְלָ֖םya'.LamH3281,and Korahקֹ֑רַחKo.rachH7141: these arethe sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215,which were bornיֻלְּדוּ־yu.le.du-H3205unto him in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

6And Esauעֵשָׂ֡ו'e.SavH6215tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947his wivesנָ֠שָׁיוNa.shavH802,and his sonsבָּנָ֣יוba.NavH1121,and his daughtersבְּנֹתָיו֮be.no.TavH1323,and all the personsנַפְשׁ֣וֹתnaf.ShotH5315of his houseבֵּיתוֹ֒bei.ToH1004,and his cattleמִקְנֵ֣הוּmik.Ne.huH4735,and all his beastsבְּהֶמְתּ֗וֹbe.hem.ToH929,and all his substanceקִנְיָנ֔וֹkin.ya.NoH7075,which he had gotרָכַ֖שׁra.KhashH7408in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667;and wentH3212into the countryאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776from the faceמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of his brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251Jacobיַעֲקֹ֥בya.'a.KoH3290.

7For their richesרְכוּשָׁ֛םre.khu.ShamH7399were moreרָ֖בravH7227than that they might dwellמִשֶּׁ֣בֶתmi.She.vetH3427togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162;and the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776wherein they were strangersמְגֽוּרֵיהֶם֙me.gu.rei.HemH4033couldיָֽכְלָ֜הya.khe.LahH3201not bearלָשֵׂ֣אתla.SetH5375them becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of their cattleמִקְנֵיהֶֽם׃mik.nei.HemH4735.

8Thus dweltוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427Esauעֵשָׂו֙'e.SavH6215in mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Seirשֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrH8165:Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215isEdomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

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