Genesis 36:6

4 And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel;

5 And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan.

And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob.

7 For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle.

8 Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.

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BSB
Later, Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the people of his household, along with his livestock, all his other animals, and all the property he had acquired in Canaan, and he moved to a land far away from his brother Jacob.
KJV
And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob.
WEB
Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the members of his household, with his livestock, all his animals, and all his possessions, which he had gathered in the land of Canaan, and went into a land away from his brother Jacob.
ASV
And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the souls of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his possessions, which he had gather in the land of Canaan; and went into a land away from his brother Jacob.
DARBY
And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the souls of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his possessions, that he had acquired in the land of Canaan, and went into a country away from his brother Jacob.
BLB
And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the souls of his house, and his cattle, and all his animals, and all his property that he had acquired in the land of Canaan, and he went to a land away from the face of Jacob his brother.
ÅB
Og Esau tok sine hustruer, sine sønner og døtre og alt sitt husfolk og sin buskap og alle sine kløvdyr og alt sitt gods som han hadde samlet i Kana'ans land, og dro til et annet land for sin bror Jakobs skyld.
OTB
Esau tok sine koner, sønner, døtre og alle medlemmer av sitt hus, sammen med sin buskap, sitt kveg og all sin eiendom som han hadde skaffet seg i Kanaan, og flyttet til et land et stykke fra sin bror Jakob.
B1930
Og Esau tok sine hustruer, sine sønner og døtre og alt sitt husfolk og sin buskap og alle sine kløvdyr og alt sitt gods som han hadde samlet i Kana'ans land, og drog til et annet land for sin bror Jakobs skyld.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 32:3

    And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

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  • Genesis 25:23

    And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.

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  • Genesis 13:11

    Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.

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  • Revelation 18:13

    And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.

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  • Genesis 12:5

    And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

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  • Genesis 17:8

    And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

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  • Genesis 13:6

    And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.

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  • Genesis 28:4

    And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.

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