Genesis 36:9

¶ And these are the generations of Esau, the father of the Edomites in mount Seir.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

These then are {the records of} the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:
- American Standard Version (1901)

And these are the generations of Esau, the father of the Edomites in the hill-country of Seir:
- Basic English Bible

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

And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites, in mount Seir:
- Webster's Bible

This is the history of the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir:
- World English Bible

And these [are] births of Esau, father of Edom, in mount Seir.
- Youngs Literal Bible

And these are the generations of Esau the father of a the Edomites in the mountain-land of Seir.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Wesley's Notes for Genesis 36:9

36:8 Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir - Whatever opposition may be made, God's word will take place, and even those that have opposed it will see themselves, some time or other, under a necessity of yielding to it. Esau had struggled for Canaan, but now he retires to mount Seir; for God's counsels shall certainly stand concerning the times before appointed, and the bounds of our habitation.

36:10 These are the names - Observe here, That only the names of Esau's sons and grand - sons are recorded: not their history, for it is the church that Moses preserves the records of, not of those that were without. The elders only that lived by faith obtained a good report. Nor doth the genealogy go any farther than the third and fourth generation, the very names of all after are buried in oblivion; it is only the pedigree of the Israelites who were to be the heirs of Canaan, and of whom were to come the promised seed, and the holy seed, that is drawn out to any length, as far as there was occasion for it, even of all the tribes till Canaan was divided among them, and of the royal line 'till Christ came. That the sons and grand - sons of Esau are called dukes. Probably they were military commanders, dukes or captains that had soldiers under them; for Esau and his family lived by the sword, #Ge 27:40|. We may suppose those dukes had numerous families of children and servants. God promised to multiply Jacob and to enrich him, yet Esau increases and is enriched first. God's promise to Jacob began to work late, but the effect of it remained longer, and it had its compleat accomplishment in the spiritual Israel.