Genesis 36:1

Geneva Bible (1560)

Nowe these are the generations of Esau, which is Edom.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאֵ֛לֶּה תֹּלְד֥וֹת עֵשָׂ֖ו ה֥וּא אֱדֽוֹם׃

Transliteration

And ʾēlleh tôlədôt ʿĒśāw hûʾ ʾĔdôm

Grammar Details

• *wə-*: conjunction - and
• *ʾēlleh*: demonstrative pronoun, plural - these
• *tôlədôt*: feminine plural noun, construct state - generations/accounts/descendants of
• *ʿĒśāw*: proper noun, masculine singular - Esau
• *hûʾ*: third person masculine singular pronoun - he/that
• *ʾĔdôm*: proper noun - Edom

Word Meanings

• *tôlədôt*: generations/descendants/genealogy/account/history
• *ʿĒśāw*: Esau (meaning 'hairy')
• *ʾĔdôm*: Edom (meaning 'red')

Referenced Verses

• Gen 22:17 : 17 Therefore will I surely blesse thee, and will greatly multiplie thy seede, as the starres of the heauen, and as the sand which is vpon the sea shore, and thy seede shall possesse the gate of his enemies.
• Gen 25:24-34 : 24 Therefore when her time of deliuerance was fulfilled, behold, twinnes were in her wombe. 25 So he that came out first was red, and he was all ouer as a rough garment, and they called his name Esau. 26 And afterward came his brother out, and his hande helde Esau by the heele: therefore his name was called Iaakob. Nowe Izhak was threescore yeere olde when Rebekah bare them. 27 And the boyes grew, and Esau was a cunning hunter, and liued in the fields: but Iaakob was a plaine man, and dwelt in tentes. 28 And Izhak loued Esau, for venison was his meate, but Rebekah loued Iaakob. 29 Nowe Iaakob sod pottage, and Esau came from the fielde and was wearie. 30 Then Esau sayd to Iaakob, Let me eate, I pray thee, of that pottage so red, for I am wearie. Therefore was his name called Edom. 31 And Iaakob sayd, Sell me euen nowe thy birthright. 32 And Esau sayd, Lo, I am almost dead, what is then this birthright to me? 33 Iaakob then said, Sweare to me euen now; he sware to him, and solde his birthright vnto Iaakob. 34 Then Iaakob gaue Esau bread and pottage of lentiles: and he did eate and drinke, and rose vp, and went his way: So Esau contemned his birthright.
• Gen 27:35-41 : 35 Who answered, Thy brother came with subtiltie, and hath taken away thy blessing. 36 Then he sayde, Was hee not iustly called Iaakob? for hee hath deceiued mee these two times: he tooke my birthright, and loe, nowe hath he taken my blessing. Also he sayd, Hast thou not reserued a blessing for me? 37 Then Izhak answered, and sayd vnto Esau, Beholde, I haue made him thy lorde, and all his brethre haue I made his seruants: also with wheate and wine haue I furnished him, & vnto thee now what shall I doe, my sonne? 38 Then Esau sayde vnto his father, Hast thou but one blessing my father? blesse mee, euen me also, my father: and Esau lifted vp his voyce, and wept. 39 Then Izhak his father answered, and sayde vnto him, Behold, the fatnesse of the earth shal be thy dwelling place, and thou shalt haue of the dewe of heauen from aboue. 40 And by thy sword shalt thou liue, and shalt be thy brothers seruant. But it shall come to passe, when thou shalt get the masterie, that thou shalt breake his yoke from thy necke. 41 Therefore Esau hated Iaakob, because of the blessing, wherewith his father blessed him; Esau thought in his minde, The dayes of mourning for my father will come shortly, then I will slay may brother Iaakob.
• Gen 32:3-7 : 3 Then Iaakob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother, vnto the land of Seir into the countrey of Edom: 4 To whom he gaue commandement, saying, Thus shall ye speake to my lorde Esau: thy seruant Iaakob sayeth thus, I haue bene a stranger with Laban, and taried vnto this time. 5 I haue beeues also and Asses, sheepe, & men seruantes, and women seruantes, and haue sent to shew my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight. 6 So ye messengers came againe to Iaakob, saying, We came vnto thy brother Esau, and hee also commeth against thee and foure hundreth men with him. 7 Then Iaakob was greatly afraid, and was sore troubled, and deuided the people that was with him, and the sheepe, and the beeues, and the camels into two companies.
• Num 20:14-21 : 14 Then Moses sent messengers from Kadesh vnto the king of Edom, saying, Thus sayth thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the trauaile that we haue had, 15 How our fathers went downe into Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time, where the Egyptians handled vs euill and our fathers. 16 But when we cried vnto the Lord, he heard our voyce, and sent an Angel, and hath brought vs out of Egypt, and beholde, wee are in the citie Kadesh, in thine vtmost border. 17 I pray thee that we may passe through thy countrey: we will not goe through the fieldes nor the vineyardes, neither will we drinke of the water of the welles: we will goe by the kings way, and neither turne vnto the right hand nor to the left, vntill we be past thy borders. 18 And Edom answered him, Thou shalt not passe by mee, least I come out against thee with the sword. 19 Then the children of Israel said vnto him, We will goe vp by the hie way: and if I and my cattell drinke of thy water, I will then pay for it: I will onely (without any harme) goe through on my feete. 20 Hee answered againe, Thou shalt not goe through. The Edom came out against him with much people, and with a mightie power. 21 Thus Edom denyed to giue Israel passage through his countrey: wherefore Israel turned away from him.
• Deut 23:7 : 7 Thou shalt not abhorre an Edomite: for he is thy brother, neither shalt thou abhorre an Egyptian, because thou wast a strager in his land.
• 1 Chr 1:35 : 35 The sonnes of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, and Ieush, and Iaalam, and Korah.
• Isa 63:1 : 1 Who is this that commeth from Edom, with red garments from Bozrah? hee is glorious in his apparel and walketh in his great strength: I speake in righteousnesse, and am mightie to saue.
• Ezek 25:12 : 12 Thus sayth the Lorde God, Because that Edom hath done euill by taking vengeance vpon the house of Iudah, and hath committed great offence, and reuenged himselfe vpon them,