The Meaning of Genesis 36:9 Explained

Genesis 36:9

KJV: And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:

YLT: And these are births of Esau, father of Edom, in mount Seir.

Darby: And these are the generations of Esau, the father of Edom, in mount Seir.

ASV: And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And these [are] the generations  of Esau  the father  of the Edomites  in mount  Seir: 

What does Genesis 36:9 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Genesis 36

1  Esau's three wives
6  His removal to mount Seir
9  His sons
15  The dukes which descended of his sons
20  The sons and dukes of Seir the Horite
24  Anah finds mules
31  The kings of Edom
40  The dukes that descended of Esau

What do the individual words in Genesis 36:9 mean?

And these [are] the generations of Esau the father of Edom in the hill country of Seir
וְאֵ֛לֶּה תֹּלְד֥וֹת עֵשָׂ֖ו אֲבִ֣י אֱד֑וֹם בְּהַ֖ר שֵׂעִֽיר

וְאֵ֛לֶּה  And  these  [are] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
תֹּלְד֥וֹת  the  generations 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: תֹּולֵדֹות  
Sense: descendants, results, proceedings, generations, genealogies.
עֵשָׂ֖ו  of  Esau 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֵשָׂו  
Sense: eldest son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Jacob; sold the birthright for food when he was hungry and the divine blessing went to Jacob; progenitor of the Arab peoples.
אֲבִ֣י  the  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
אֱד֑וֹם  of  Edom 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֱדֹום 
Sense: Edom.
בְּהַ֖ר  in  the  hill  country 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: הַר  
Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.
שֵׂעִֽיר  of  Seir 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: שֵׂעִיר 
Sense: patriarch of the Horites, the inhabitants of Edom before the descendants of Esau, the Edomites.

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