KJV King James Version
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,
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Genesis 36:40
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,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
These are the names of Esau’s chiefs, according to their families and regions, by their names: Chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
WEB World English Bible
These are the names of the chiefs who came from Esau, according to their families, after their places, and by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,
ASV American Standard Version
And these are the names of the chiefs that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And these are the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their families, according to their places, by their names: chief Timnah, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth,
Surrounding context — Genesis 36
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,
43 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these [be] the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he [is] Esau the father of the Edomites.
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וְ֠אֵלֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseשְׁמ֞וֹתH8034 · shemnameאַלּוּפֵ֤יH441 · al.luphtameעֵשָׂו֙H6215 · e.savEsauלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔םH4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyלִמְקֹמֹתָ֖םH4725 · ma.qomplaceבִּשְׁמֹתָ֑םH8034 · shemnameאַלּ֥וּףH441 · al.luphtameתִּמְנָ֛עH8555 · tim.naTimnaאַלּ֥וּףH441 · al.luphtameעַֽלְוָ֖הH5933 · al.vahAlvahאַלּ֥וּףH441 · al.luphtameיְתֵֽת׃H3509 · ye.tetJetheth
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 1:51-54Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth,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.Genesis 36:31And these [are] the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.Genesis 36:15-16These [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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