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These sons of Seir in Edom were Horite chiefs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/36.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the Horite clan leaders, the descendants of Seir, who lived in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/36.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan; these are the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/36.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/36.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these <i>are</i> the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/36.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These <i>were</i> the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir, in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/36.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs descended from the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/36.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan. These are the chiefs descended from the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/36.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan. These are the chiefs descended from the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/36.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan. These are the chiefs <i>descended</i> from the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/36.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/36.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs among the Horites, the sons of Seir, in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/36.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir, in the land of Edom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/36.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan: these are the chiefs that came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/36.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/36.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan: these are the dukes that came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/36.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These Horite tribal leaders were the sons of Seir in Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/36.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the tribal leaders who descended from the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the territory of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/36.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/36.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/36.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/36.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/36.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs who came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/36.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan; these [are] chiefs of the Horites, sons of Seir, in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/36.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan; these are chiefs of the Horites, sons of Seir, in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/36.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Dishon and Ezer, and Dishan: these the chiefs of the Horites the sons of Seir in the land of Adam.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/36.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Dison, and Eser, and Disan. These are dukes of the Horrites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/36.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. These were the leaders of the Horites, the sons of Seir, in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/36.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan; those are the clans of the Horites, sons of Seir in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/36.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan; these are the clans of the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/36.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan; these are the chiefs of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/36.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Deeshun and Atsar and Deeshan; these are the Princes of Khorites, sons of Seir in the land of Adum.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/36.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan. These are the chiefs that came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/36.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and Deson, and Asar, and Rison. These <i>are</i> the chiefs of the Chorrhite, the son of Seir, in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/36-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=9153" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/36.htm">The Chiefs of Edom</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1787.htm" title="1787: wə·ḏi·šō·wn (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Two Edomites. (Diyshon, the same as diyshon; Dishon, the name of two Edomites.">Dishon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/687.htm" title="687: wə·’ê·ṣer (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Treasure, a chief of the Horites. From 'atsar; treasure; Etser, an Idumaean.">Ezer,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1789.htm" title="1789: wə·ḏî·šān (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- An Edomite. Another form of Diyshown Dishan, an Edomite.">and Dishan.</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">They</a> <a href="/hebrew/441.htm" title="441: ’al·lū·p̄ê (N-mpc) -- Or talluph; from 'alph; familiar; a friend, also gentle; hence, a bullock; and so, a chieftain.">are the chiefs</a> <a href="/hebrew/2752.htm" title="2752: ha·ḥō·rî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- From chowr; cave-dweller or troglodyte; a Chorite or aboriginal Idumaean.">of the Horites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/8165.htm" title="8165: śê·‘îr (N-proper-ms) -- Formed like sa'iyr; rough; Seir, a mountain of Idumaea and its aboriginal occupants, also one in Palestine.">of Seir</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/123.htm" title="123: ’ĕ·ḏō·wm (N-proper-ms) -- The name of a condiment. Or oedowm; from 'adom; red; Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region occupied by him.">of Edom.</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>The sons of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-38.htm">1 Chronicles 1:38-42</a></span><br />The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. / The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister. / The sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-12.htm">Deuteronomy 2:12</a></span><br />The Horites used to live in Seir, but the descendants of Esau drove them out. They destroyed the Horites from before them and settled in their place, just as Israel did in the land that the LORD gave them as their possession.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-22.htm">Deuteronomy 2:22</a></span><br />just as He had done for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them. They drove them out and have lived in their place to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/20-14.htm">Numbers 20:14-21</a></span><br />From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us, / how our fathers went down to Egypt, where we lived many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers, / and when we cried out to the LORD, He heard our voice, sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-6.htm">Obadiah 1:6-9</a></span><br />But how Esau will be pillaged, his hidden treasures sought out! / All the men allied with you will drive you to the border; the men at peace with you will deceive and overpower you. Those who eat your bread will set a trap for you without your awareness of it. / In that day, declares the LORD, will I not destroy the wise men of Edom and the men of understanding in the mountains of Esau? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-7.htm">Jeremiah 49:7-22</a></span><br />Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed? / Turn and run! Lie low, O dwellers of Dedan, for I will bring disaster on Esau at the time I punish him. / If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleanings? Were thieves to come in the night, would they not steal only what they wanted? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-12.htm">Ezekiel 25:12-14</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt, / therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. / I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-11.htm">Amos 1:11-12</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly. / So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-2.htm">Malachi 1:2-4</a></span><br />“I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved, / but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.” / Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-10.htm">Romans 9:10-13</a></span><br />Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac. / Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand, / not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-16.htm">Hebrews 12:16-17</a></span><br />See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright. / For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-6</a></span><br />When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-6</a></span><br />Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” / Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? / “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">Lamentations 4:21-22</a></span><br />So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself. / O Daughter of Zion, your punishment is complete; He will not prolong your exile. But He will punish your iniquity, O Daughter of Edom; He will expose your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">Psalm 137:7</a></span><br />Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/36-21.htm">Genesis 36:21</a></b></br> And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these <i>are</i> the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/36-19.htm">Chiefs</a> <a href="/genesis/36-17.htm">Children</a> <a href="/genesis/36-18.htm">Descended</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-42.htm">Dishan</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-41.htm">Dishon</a> <a href="/genesis/36-19.htm">Dukes</a> <a href="/genesis/36-19.htm">Edom</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-42.htm">Ezer</a> <a href="/genesis/36-20.htm">Horite</a> <a href="/genesis/14-6.htm">Horites</a> <a href="/genesis/36-16.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/genesis/36-20.htm">Seir</a> <a href="/genesis/36-20.htm">Se'ir</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/36-29.htm">Chiefs</a> <a href="/genesis/36-22.htm">Children</a> <a href="/genesis/36-29.htm">Descended</a> <a href="/genesis/36-28.htm">Dishan</a> <a href="/genesis/36-25.htm">Dishon</a> <a href="/genesis/36-29.htm">Dukes</a> <a href="/genesis/36-31.htm">Edom</a> <a href="/genesis/36-27.htm">Ezer</a> <a href="/genesis/36-29.htm">Horite</a> <a href="/genesis/36-29.htm">Horites</a> <a href="/genesis/38-8.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/genesis/36-30.htm">Seir</a> <a href="/genesis/36-30.htm">Se'ir</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 36</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/36-1.htm">Esau's three wives.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/36-6.htm">His removal to mount Seir.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/36-9.htm">His sons.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/36-15.htm">The dukes which descended of his sons.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/36-20.htm">The sons and dukes of Seir the Horite.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/36-24.htm">Anah finds mules.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/36-31.htm">The kings of Edom.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">40. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/36-40.htm">The dukes that descended of Esau.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/genesis/36.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan</b><br />These names represent individuals who were leaders or chiefs among the Horites. The repetition of similar names like Dishon and Dishan may indicate common naming practices or familial connections within the Horite community. The name "Dishon" is derived from the Hebrew root "דִּישׁוֹן" (Dishon), which can mean "antelope" or "gazelle," suggesting swiftness or grace. "Ezer" comes from the Hebrew "עֵזֶר" (Ezer), meaning "help" or "aid," indicating a role of support or strength. "Dishan" is similar to Dishon, possibly a variant or diminutive form, emphasizing the importance of these individuals within their society.<p><b>these were the chiefs of the Horites</b><br />The term "chiefs" in Hebrew is "אַלּוּפִים" (alluphim), which can also mean "leaders" or "commanders." This indicates a structured society with recognized leadership roles. The Horites were an ancient people who lived in the region of Seir before the Edomites. Archaeological evidence suggests that the Horites were a non-Semitic people, possibly related to the Hurrians, known for their distinct culture and influence in the region. The mention of "chiefs" highlights the organized nature of their society and their significance in the historical narrative of the region.<p><b>the sons of Seir</b><br />"Seir" refers to both a person and a region. Seir, as a person, is considered the ancestor of the Horites, and the name means "hairy" or "shaggy" in Hebrew, "שֵׂעִיר" (Se'ir). This could describe the rugged, mountainous terrain of the region or the physical characteristics of its inhabitants. The "sons of Seir" implies a lineage or clan system, emphasizing the familial and tribal connections that were central to the identity and governance of the Horites.<p><b>in the land of Edom</b><br />"Edom" is derived from the Hebrew "אֱדוֹם" (Edom), meaning "red," likely referring to the red sandstone terrain of the region or the reddish appearance of Esau, the ancestor of the Edomites. The land of Edom is located south of the Dead Sea, a region known for its strategic trade routes and mineral wealth. The mention of Edom situates the Horites within the broader narrative of the descendants of Esau, highlighting the interconnectedness of the peoples and the fulfillment of God's promises regarding the nations descending from Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/36-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Dishon,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְדִשׁ֥וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḏi·šō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1787.htm">Strong's 1787: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dishon -- two Edomites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Ezer,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֖צֶר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ê·ṣer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_687.htm">Strong's 687: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ezer -- 'treasure', a chief of the Horites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Dishan;</span><br /><span class="heb">וְדִישָׁ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḏî·šān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1789.htm">Strong's 1789: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dishan -- an Edomite</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֣לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are the chiefs</span><br /><span class="heb">אַלּוּפֵ֧י</span> <span class="translit">(’al·lū·p̄ê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_441.htm">Strong's 441: </a> </span><span class="str2">Familiar, a friend, gentle, a bullock, a chieftain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Horites,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחֹרִ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥō·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2752.htm">Strong's 2752: </a> </span><span class="str2">Horites -- a Chorite, aboriginal Idumaean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the descendants</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Seir</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׂעִ֖יר</span> <span class="translit">(śê·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8165.htm">Strong's 8165: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seir -- a mountain range in Edom, also its inhabitants, also a mountain in Judah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the land</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֶ֥רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Edom.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱדֽוֹם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·ḏō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_123.htm">Strong's 123: </a> </span><span class="str2">The name of a condiment</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/36-21.htm">Genesis 36:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/36-21.htm">Genesis 36:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/36-21.htm">Genesis 36:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/36-21.htm">Genesis 36:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/36-21.htm">Genesis 36:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/36-21.htm">Genesis 36:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/36-21.htm">Genesis 36:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/36-21.htm">Genesis 36:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/36-21.htm">Genesis 36:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/36-21.htm">Genesis 36:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/36-21.htm">OT Law: Genesis 36:21 Dishon Ezer and Dishan (Gen. 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