Genesis 36:1

 Genesis 36:1

Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.

a. ASV:  Now these are the generations of Esau (the same is Edom).   [Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.]

b. YLT:  And these are births of Esau, who is Edom. [The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.]

c. Classic Amplified: Now this is the history of the descendants of Esau, that is, Edom.  [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]

d. NLT: This is the account of the descendants of Esau (also known as Edom).  [Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.]

e. Stone Edition THE CHUMASH, Rabbinic Commentary: And these are the descendants of Esau, he is Edom.  [The Artscroll Series/Stone Edition, THE CHUMASH Copyright 1998, 2000 by MESORAH PUBLICATIONS, Ldt.]

1. “Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.”

a. [Now] these [are] [Strong: 428 ʼêl-leh, ale'-leh; prolonged from H411; these or those:—an-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).]

b. [the] generations [Strong: 8435 tôwlᵉdâh, to-led-aw'; or תֹּלְדָה tôlᵉdâh; from H3205; (plural only) descent, i.e. family; (figuratively) history:—birth, generations.]

c. [of] Esau [Strong: 6215 ʻÊsâv, ay-sawv'; apparently a form of the passive participle of H6213 in the original sense of handling; rough (i.e. sensibly felt); Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity:—Esau.]

d. who [is] [Strong: 1931 hûwʼ, hoo; of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא hîyʼ; he a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are:—he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.]

e. Edom [Strong: 123 ʼĔdôm, ed-ome'; or (fully) אֱדוֹם ʼĔdôwm ; from H122; red (see Genesis 25:25); Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him:—Edom, Edomites, Idumea.]

1). Henry M. Morris, The Genesis Record: Genesis 36 of genesis closes that long section of the book which seems originally to have been written by jacob. As discussed in chapter one, the divisions of Genesis are noted by the phrase “These are the generations of…” There is good reason to think that this statement is each case marks the signature of the man who first wrote the material preceding the statement, beginning with the first verse following the previous reference to the “generations” (Hebrew toledoth, meaning “historical records”). If this assumption is correct, the portion of Genesis from Genesis 25:19b through genesis 37:2a was written by jacob, with later editorial insertions by moses, who brought all the patriarchal records together in the present Book of Genesis. However to complete his own record, Jacob seems to have obtained from Esau the records of Esau’s family and then incorporated them into his own records before finally attaching his (Jacob’s) signature to the completed work. At least this seems to be a plausible explanation of how these “generations” of Esau” came to be included in a book which is primarily concerned with the story of israel and the line of promised See. In any case, this particular chapter is occupied exclusively with Esau and his descendants.