Genesis 36:1 Cross References - Rotherham

¹ Now, these, are the generations of Esau, the same, is Edom.

¹⁷ That I will, richly bless, thee, and, abundantly multiply, thy seed, as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is on the lip of the sea,––that thy seed may take possession of the gate of his foes:

²⁴ Then were fulfilled her days to bring forth,––and lo! twins, in her womb. ²⁵ And the first came forth red, all over, as a mantle of hair,––so they called his name, Esau. ²⁶ And, after that, came forth his brother, with his hand fast hold of the heel of Esau, so they called his name, Jacob,––Now, Isaac, was sixty years old, when she bare them. ²⁷ And, when the youths grew up, it came to pass that, Esau, was a man skilled in game, a man of the field,––but, Jacob, was a ready man, dwelling in tents. ²⁸ And, Isaac, loved, Esau, because of the game [he put] in his mouth,––but, Rebekah, was a lover of, Jacob.
²⁹ And Jacob had boiled pottage,––when Esau came in from the field, he, being famished. ³⁰ So Esau said unto Jacob, Do let me devour some of the red––this red, for, famished, I am. For this cause, was his name called Edom. ³¹ And Jacob said,––Come sell, just now, thy birthright, unto me. ³² And Esau said, Here am, I, on the point of dying,––wherefore, then, should I, have, a birthright? ³³ And Jacob said, Come swear to me, just now! And he sware to him,––and sold his birthright, to Jacob. ³⁴ And, Jacob, having given to Esau bread and a dish of lentils, he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way,––thus Esau despised, his birthright!

³⁵ Then he said, Thy brother came in, with deceit,––and took away thy blessing. ³⁶ And he said, Is it because, his name, is called, Jacob, that he hath tricked me, now twice? My birthright, he took away, And lo! now, he hath taken away, my blessing! And he said, Hast thou not reserved, for me, a blessing? ³⁷ Then answered Isaac, and said to Esau,––Lo! a lord, have I appointed him unto thee, And, all his brethren, have I given to him, as servants, And, with corn and new wine, have I sustained him,––And, for thee––now, what can I do, my son? ³⁸ And Esau said unto his father, But one blessing, hast thou, O my father? Bless, me also, O my father! And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept. ³⁹ Then answered Isaac his father, and said unto him,––Lo! of the fat parts of the earth, shall be thy dwelling, And of the dew of the heavens, above; ⁴⁰ And, on thy sword, shalt thou live, And, thy brother, shalt thou serve: But it shall come to pass, when thou shalt rove at large, Then shalt thou break his yoke from off thy neck.
⁴¹ And Esau lay in wait for Jacob, on account of the blessing wherewith his father had blessed him,––and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father draw near, when I can slay Jacob my brother.

³ Then did Jacob send messengers before him, unto Esau his brother,––to the land of Seir, the field of Edom. ⁴ And he commanded them, saying, Thus, shall ye say to my lord, to Esau, Thus, saith thy servant Jacob, With Laban, have I sojourned, and tarried until, now: ⁵ And I have oxen and asses, flocks and men–servants and maid–servants, So I must needs send to tell my lord, that I might find favour in thine eyes. ⁶ And the messengers returned unto Jacob, saying,––We came in unto thy brother, unto Esau, moreover also, he is on his way to meet thee, and four hundred men with him. ⁷ Then was Jacob greatly afraid, and in distress. So he divided the people that were with him, and the flocks and the herds and the camels, into two camps.

¹⁴ And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh, unto the king of Edom,––Thus, saith thy brother Israel, Thou thyself, knowest all the distress which befell us; ¹⁵ and how our fathers went down to Egypt, and we abode in Egypt, many days, and that the Egyptians ill–treated us, and our fathers; ¹⁶ and we made outcry unto Yahweh, and he heard our voice, and sent a messenger, and brought us forth out of Egypt,––lo! then, we, are in Kadesh, a city at the extremity of thy boundary, ¹⁷ Let us, we pray thee, pass through thy land––we will not pass through field or vineyard, nor will we drink the waters of a well,––by the king’s road, will we go––we will turn neither to the right hand nor to the left, until we get through thy boundary. ¹⁸ And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through my land,––lest, with the sword, I come out to meet thee. ¹⁹ And the sons of Israel said unto him––By the highway, will we go up, and, if, thy waters, we should drink––I, and my cattle, then would I give the price thereof,––only––it is nothing!––with my feet, would I pass through. ²⁰ And he said, Thou shalt not pass through. And Edom came out to meet him, with a strong people, and with a firm hand. ²¹ Thus did Edom refuse to give Israel passage through his boundary,––and Israel turned away from him.

⁷ Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite, for, thy brother, he is,––thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian, for, a sojourner, becamest thou in his land;

³⁵ the sons of Esau, Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah.

¹ Who, is this, coming in from Edom, With bright–red garments, from Bozrah? This, made splendid in his raiment, Marching on in the greatness of his strength? I, speaking in righteousness, Mighty to save.

¹² Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh, Because of what Edom hath done, in taking vengeance on the house of Judah, so that they have become guilty again and again, and have taken vengeance upon them,