KJV King James Version
And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these [were] the sons of Adah Esau’s wife.
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Genesis 36:12
And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these [were] the sons of Adah Esau’s wife.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Additionally, Timna, a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, gave birth to Amalek. These are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.
WEB World English Bible
Timna was concubine to Eliphaz, Esau’s son; and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek. These are the sons of Adah, Esau’s wife.
ASV American Standard Version
And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these are the sons of Adah, Esau’s wife.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Timnath hath been concubine to Eliphaz son of Esau, and she beareth to Eliphaz, Amalek; these are sons of Adah wife of Esau.
Surrounding context — Genesis 36
9 And these [are] the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:
10 These [are] the names of Esau’s sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau.
11 And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.
12 And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these [were] the sons of Adah Esau’s wife.
13 And these [are] the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.
14 And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau’s wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.
15 These [were] dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn [son] of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,
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וְתִמְנַ֣ע׀H8555 · tim.naTimnaהָיְתָ֣הH1961 · ha.yahto beפִילֶ֗גֶשׁH6370 · pi.le.geshconcubineלֶֽאֱלִיפַז֙H464 · e.li.phazEliphazבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childעֵשָׂ֔וH6215 · e.savEsauוַתֵּ֥לֶדH3205 · ya.ladto begetלֶאֱלִיפַ֖זH464 · e.li.phazEliphazאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]עֲמָלֵ֑קH6002 · a.ma.leqAmalekאֵ֕לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseבְּנֵ֥יH1121 · benson: childעָדָ֖הH5711 · a.dahAdahאֵ֥שֶׁתH802 · ish.shahwomanעֵשָֽׂו׃H6215 · e.savEsau
Cross-references
Exodus 17:8-16Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.Deuteronomy 25:17-19Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt;Deuteronomy 23:7Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he [is] thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.Genesis 14:7And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which [is] Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.1 Samuel 15:2-9Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember [that] which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid [wait] for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.Numbers 24:18-20And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.Genesis 36:22And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan’s sister [was] Timna.1 Chronicles 1:36The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.
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