King James Version

Genesis 36:21

And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.

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וְדִשׁ֥וֹןvedishonand Dishonדִּישׁוֹןconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Dishon”H1787Dishon, the name of two EdomitesDishon.וְאֵ֖צֶרveetserand Ezerאֶצֶרconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Ezer”H687Etser, an IdumaeanEzer.וְדִישָׁ֑ןvedishanand Dishanדִּישָׁןconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Dishan”H1789Dishan, an EdomiteDishan, Dishon.אֵ֣לֶּהelehtheseאֵלֶּהpronoun, demonstrative, common, plural — “these”H428these or thosean-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).אַלּוּפֵ֧יalufefriendאַלּוּףnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “friend”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH441familiar; a friend, also gentle; hence, a bullock (as being tame; applied, although masculine, to a cow); and so, a chieftain (as notable, like neat cattle)captain, duke, (chief) friend, governor, guide, ox.הַחֹרִ֛יhachorithe Horimsחֹרִיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Horims”, the ordinary formH2752a Chorite or aboriginal IdumaeanHorims, Horites.בְּנֵ֥יbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […שֵׂעִ֖ירseirSeirשֵׂעִירnoun, proper name — “Seir”H8165Seir, a mountain of Idumaea and its aboriginal occupants, also one in PalestineSeir.בְּאֶ֥רֶץbeeretsin earthאֶרֶץpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “in earth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.אֱדֽוֹםedomEdomאֱדֹםnoun, proper name — “Edom”H123Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by himEdom, Edomites, Idumea.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan. These are the chiefs that came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan: these are the chiefs that came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan; these [are] chiefs of the Horites, sons of Seir, in the land of Edom.

World English Bible

Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs who came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.

Darby Translation

and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom.

Douay-Rheims

And Dison, and Eser, and Disan. These are dukes of the Horrites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan. These are the chiefs that came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and Deson, and Asar, and Rison. These are the chiefs of the Chorrhite, the son of Seir, in the land of Edom.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ Δησὼν, καὶ Ἀσὰρ, καὶ Ῥισών· οὗτοι ἡγεμόνες τοῦ Χοῤῥαίου, τοῦ υἱοῦ Σηεὶρ ἐν τῇ γῇ Ἐδώμ.