KJV King James Version
And Baalhanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city [was] Pau; and his wife’s name [was] Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
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Genesis 36:39
And Baalhanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city [was] Pau; and his wife’s name [was] Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When Baal-hanan son of Achbor died, Hadad reigned in his place. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.
WEB World English Bible
Baal Hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his place. The name of his city was Pau. His wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
ASV American Standard Version
And Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Baal-hanan son of Achbor dieth, and reign in his stead doth Hadar, and the name of his city is Pau; and his wife’s name is Mehetabel daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-zahab.
Surrounding context — Genesis 36
36 And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
37 And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth [by] the river reigned in his stead.
38 And Saul died, and Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
39 And Baalhanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city [was] Pau; and his wife’s name [was] Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
40 And these [are] the names of the dukes [that came] of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth,
41 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,
42 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,
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וַיָּמָת֮H4191 · mutto dieבַּ֣עַלH1177 · ba.al cha.nanBaal-hananחָנָ֣ןH1177 · ba.al cha.nanBaal-hananבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childעַכְבּוֹר֒H5907 · akh.borAchborוַיִּמְלֹ֤ךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reignתַּחְתָּיו֙H8478 · ta.chatunderneath: underהֲדַ֔רH1924 · ha.darHadarוְשֵׁ֥םH8034 · shemnameעִיר֖וֹH5892 · irexcitementפָּ֑עוּH6464 · pa.uPauוְשֵׁ֨םH8034 · shemnameאִשְׁתּ֤וֹH802 · ish.shahwomanמְהֵֽיטַבְאֵל֙H4105 · me.he.tav.elMehetabelבַּת־H1323 · batdaughterמַטְרֵ֔דH4308 · mat.redMatredבַּ֖תH1323 · batdaughterמֵ֥יH4314 · me za.havMezahabזָהָֽב׃H4314 · me za.havMezahab
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 1:50And when Baalhanan was dead, Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city [was] Pai; and his wife’s name [was] Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.Exodus 15:15Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.
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