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Genesis 36:8

Hebrew
ESV
So Esau settled in the hill country of Seir. ( Esau is Edom.)
NIV
So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the hill country of Seir.
NLT
So Esau (also known as Edom) settled in the hill country of Seir.
LXX
ᾤκησεν δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
Ησαυ ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ὄρει Σηιρ Ησαυ αὐτόςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
ἐστινplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
Εδωμ
KJV
Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.

Genesis 36:7 ← Genesis 36:8 → Genesis 36:9

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