Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 36:4-17

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.

9And these arethe generationsתֹּלְד֥וֹתto.le.DotH8435of Esauעֵשָׂ֖ו'e.SavH6215the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of the Edomitesאֱד֑וֹם'e.DomH123in mountבְּהַ֖רbe.HarH2022Seirשֵׂעִֽיר׃se.'IrH8165:

10These arethe namesשְׁמ֣וֹתshe.MotH8034of Esau’sעֵשָׂ֑ו'e.SavH6215sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121;Eliphazאֱלִיפַ֗ז'e.li.FazH464the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Adahעָדָה֙'a.DahH5711the wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215,Reuelרְעוּאֵ֕לre.'u.'ElH7467the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Bashemathבָּשְׂמַ֖תba.se.MatH1315the wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Esauעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215.

11And the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Eliphazאֱלִיפָ֑ז'e.li.FazH464were Temanתֵּימָ֣ןtei.ManH8487,Omarאוֹמָ֔ר'o.MarH201,Zephoצְפ֥וֹtze.FoH6825,and Gatamוְגַעְתָּ֖םve.ga'.TamH1609,and Kenazוּקְנַֽז׃u.ke.NazH7073.

12And Timnaוְתִמְנַ֣ע׀ve.tim.Na'H8555was concubineפִילֶ֗גֶשׁfi.Le.geshH6370to Eliphazלֶֽאֱלִיפַז֙le.'e.li.FazH464Esau’sעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215sonבֶּן־ben-H1121;and she bareוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205to Eliphazלֶאֱלִיפַ֖זle.'e.li.FazH464Amalekעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002: these werethe sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Adahעָדָ֖ה'a.DahH5711Esau’sעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

13And these arethe sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Reuelרְעוּאֵ֔לre.'u.'ElH7467;Nahathנַ֥חַתNa.chatH5184,and Zerahוָזֶ֖רַחva.Ze.rachH2226,Shammahשַׁמָּ֣הsha.MahH8048,and Mizzahוּמִזָּ֑הu.mi.ZahH4199:these were the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Bashemathבָשְׂמַ֖תva.se.MatH1315Esau’sעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

14And these were the sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121of Aholibamahאָהֳלִיבָמָ֧ה'o.ho.li.va.MahH173,the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Anahעֲנָ֛ה'a.NahH6034the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zibeonצִבְע֖וֹןtziv.'onH6649,Esau’sעֵשָׂ֑ו'e.SavH6215wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802:and she bareוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205to Esauלְעֵשָׂ֔וle.'e.SavH6215JeushH3274,and Jaalamיַעְלָ֖םya'.LamH3281,and Korahקֹֽרַח׃Ko.rachH7141.

15These weredukesאַלּוּפֵ֣י'a.lu.FeiH441of the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Esauעֵשָׂ֑ו'e.SavH6215:the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Eliphazאֱלִיפַז֙'e.li.FazH464the firstbornבְּכ֣וֹרbe.KhorH1060sonof Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215;dukeאַלּ֤וּף'a.LufH441Temanתֵּימָן֙tei.ManH8487,dukeאַלּ֣וּף'a.LufH441Omarאוֹמָ֔ר'o.MarH201,dukeאַלּ֥וּף'a.LufH441Zephoצְפ֖וֹtze.FoH6825,dukeאַלּ֥וּף'a.LufH441Kenazקְנַֽז׃ke.NazH7073,

16Dukeאַלּֽוּף־'a.luf-H441Korahקֹ֛רַחKo.rachH7141,dukeאַלּ֥וּף'a.LufH441Gatamגַּעְתָּ֖םga'.TamH1609, anddukeאַלּ֣וּף'a.LufH441Amalekעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002: these arethe dukesאַלּוּפֵ֤י'a.lu.FeiH441that cameof Eliphazאֱלִיפַז֙'e.li.FazH464in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123; these werethe sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Adahעָדָֽה׃'a.DahH5711.

17And these arethe sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Reuelרְעוּאֵל֙re.'u.'ElH7467Esau’sעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215sonבֶּן־ben-H1121;dukeאַלּ֥וּף'a.LufH441Nahathנַ֙חַת֙na.chatH5184,dukeאַלּ֣וּף'a.LufH441Zerahזֶ֔רַחZe.rachH2226,dukeאַלּ֥וּף'a.LufH441Shammahשַׁמָּ֖הsha.MahH8048,dukeאַלּ֣וּף'a.LufH441Mizzahמִזָּ֑הmi.ZahH4199: these arethe dukesאַלּוּפֵ֤י'a.lu.FeiH441that cameof Reuelרְעוּאֵל֙re.'u.'ElH7467in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123; these arethe sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Bashemathבָשְׂמַ֖תva.se.MatH1315Esau’sעֵשָֽׂו׃'e.SavH6215wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

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