Genesis 36:6–8
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.
And Esau tooke his wiues, and his sonnes, and his daughters, and all the †persons of his house, and his cattell, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the lande of Canaan: and went into the countrey from the face of his brother Iacob.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. soules.
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.
For their riches were more then that they might dwell together: and the land wherein they were strangers, could not beare them, because of their cattell.
Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
Thus dwelt Esau in *mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
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- *Cross-referenceIosh. 24.4.
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From verse 6
- Genesis 32:3Rank 1 from verse 6
- Genesis 12:5Rank 2 from verse 6
5And 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.
5And Abram tooke Sarai his wife, and Lot his brothers sonne, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the soules that they had gotten in Haran, and they went foorth to goe into the land of Canaan: and into the land of Canaan they came.
- Genesis 13:11Rank 3 from verse 6
- Genesis 13:6Rank 4 from verse 6
- Genesis 17:8Rank 5 from verse 6
8And 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.
8And I will giue vnto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land †wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an euerlasting possession, and I will be their God.
- Genesis 25:23Rank 6 from verse 6
23And 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.
23And the LORD said vnto her, Two nations are in thy wombe, and two maner of people shall be separated from thy bowels: and the one people shalbe stronger then the other people: and *the elder shall serue the yonger.
- Genesis 28:4Rank 7 from verse 6
4And 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.
4And giue thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee and to thy seede with thee, that thou mayest inherit the lande †wherein thou art a stranger, which God gaue vnto Abraham.
- Revelation 18:13Rank 8 from verse 6
13And 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.
13And Cynamome, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, & wine, and oile, and fine floure, and wheat, and beasts, and sheepe, and horses, and chariots, and ‖slaues, and soules of men.
- Ezekiel 27:13Rank 9 from verse 6
From verse 7
- Genesis 13:6Rank 1 from verse 7
- Genesis 17:8Rank 2 from verse 7
8And 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.
8And I will giue vnto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land †wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an euerlasting possession, and I will be their God.
- Genesis 28:4Rank 3 from verse 7
4And 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.
4And giue thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee and to thy seede with thee, that thou mayest inherit the lande †wherein thou art a stranger, which God gaue vnto Abraham.
- Genesis 13:11Rank 4 from verse 7
- Hebrews 11:9Rank 5 from verse 7
9By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:
9By faith hee soiourned in the land of promise, as in a strange countrey, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Iacob, the heires with him of the same promise.
From verse 8
- Genesis 32:3Rank 1 from verse 8
- Malachi 1:3Rank 2 from verse 8
- Ezekiel 35:2–7Rank 3 from verse 8
2Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,
3And say unto it, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, O mount Seir, I am against thee, and I will stretch out mine hand against thee, and I will make thee most desolate.
4I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.
5Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end:
6Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord God, I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee: sith thou hast not hated blood, even blood shall pursue thee.
7Thus will I make mount Seir most desolate, and cut off from it him that passeth out and him that returneth.
2Sonne of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophecie against it,
3And say vnto it, Thus saith the LORD God; Behold, O mount Seir, I am against thee, and I will stretch out mine hand against thee, and I will make thee †most desolate.
4I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
5Because thou hast had a ‖perpetuall hatred, and hast †shed the blood of the children of Israel by the †force of the sword in the time of their calamitie, in the time that their iniquitie had an end;
6Therefore, as I liue, saith the LORD God, I will prepare thee vnto blood, and blood shall pursue thee: sith thou hast not hated blood, euen blood shall pursue thee.
7Thus will I make mount Seir most †desolate, and cut off from it him that passeth out, & him that returneth.
- 1 Chronicles 4:42Rank 4 from verse 8
42And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.
42And some of them, euen of the sonnes of Simeon, fiue hundred men, went to mount Seir, hauing for their captaines Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sonnes of Ishi.
- 2 Chronicles 20:10Rank 5 from verse 8
10And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;
10And now behold, the children of Ammon, and Moab, and mount Seir, whom thou *wouldest not let Israel inuade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not:
- 2 Chronicles 20:23Rank 6 from verse 8
23For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.
23For the children of Ammon and Moab, stood vp against the inhabitants of mount Seir, vtterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, euery one helped †to destroy another.
- Deuteronomy 2:5Rank 7 from verse 8
5Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.
5Meddle not with them, for I will not giue you of their land, †no not so much as a foote breadth, *because I haue giuen mount Seir vnto Esau for a possession.
- Genesis 14:6Rank 8 from verse 8
- Genesis 36:1Rank 9 from verse 8
- Genesis 36:19–20Rank 10 from verse 8
19These are the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these are their dukes.
20¶ These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,
19These are the sonnes of Esau, (who is Edom) and these are their dukes.
20¶ *These are the sonnes of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land, Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah.
- Joshua 24:4Rank 11 from verse 8
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Genesis 36:6
Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Obtained, acquired, gained, or came to possess.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.
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The front of the head and its countenance or expression; the front, surface, outward appearance, presence, view, or personally known identity of a person, place, or thing.
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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.
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Genesis 36:7
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.
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In one place, company, time, purpose, or united condition.
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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.
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In what or which place, thing, time, state, action, respect, or matter.
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Sense 1: To carry, support, convey, endure, sustain, or be answerable for. Sense 2: To produce or bring forth offspring, fruit, or another result. Sense 3: In ‘bear witness’ or ‘bear record,’ to testify or give witness. Sense 4: A large wild animal.
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Genesis 36:8
1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: A hill, mountain, or elevated tract of land. Sense 2: An artificial raised mound used in siege. Sense 3: To rise, ascend, climb, get upon, or increase upward.
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5And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan.
5And Aholibamah bare Ieush, and Iaalam, and Korah: these are the sonnes of Esau, which were borne vnto him in the land of Canaan.
6And 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.
6And Esau tooke his wiues, and his sonnes, and his daughters, and all the †persons of his house, and his cattell, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the lande of Canaan: and went into the countrey from the face of his brother Iacob.
Selected passage7For 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.
7For their riches were more then that they might dwell together: and the land wherein they were strangers, could not beare them, because of their cattell.
Selected passage8Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
8Thus dwelt Esau in *mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
Selected passage9¶ And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:
9¶ And these are the generations of Esau, the father of †the Edomites in mount Seir.