Genesis 36:40 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 36:40

These are the names of Esau’s chiefs, according to their families and regions, by their names: Chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,

BSB

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ASV

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,

KJV

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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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

These are the names of the dukes that came of Esau - These dukes did not govern the whole nation of the Idumeans, but they were chiefs in their respective families, in their places - the districts they governed, and to which they gave their names. Calmet thinks that those mentioned above were dukes in Edom or Idumea at the time of the exodus of Israel from Egypt.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Little more is recorded than their names, because the history of those that were out of the church (though perhaps it might have been serviceable in politics) would have been of little use in divinity. It is in the church that the memorable instances are found of special grace, and special providence; for that is the enclosure, the rest is common.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Note, When power is abused, it is just with God to weaken it, by turning it into divers channels. For the transgression of a land, many are the princes thereof. Sin brought Edom from kings to dukes, from crowns to coronets.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְ֠אֵלֶּה	Ve.'e.leh	and these	H428 →
שְׁמ֞וֹת	she.Mot	[were] [the] names of	H8034 →
אַלּוּפֵ֤י	'a.lu.Fei	[the] chiefs of	H441 →
עֵשָׂו֙	'e.Sav	Esau	H6215 →
לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔ם	le.mish.pe.cho.Tam	to clans their	H4940 →
לִמְקֹמֹתָ֖ם	lim.ko.mo.Tam	to places their	H4725 →
בִּשְׁמֹתָ֑ם	bish.mo.Tam	by names their	H8034 →
אַלּ֥וּף	'a.Luf	chief	H441 →
תִּמְנָ֛ע	tim.Na'	Timna	H8555 →
אַלּ֥וּף	'a.Luf	chief	H441 →
עַֽלְוָ֖ה	'al.Vah	Alvah	H5933 →
אַלּ֥וּף	'a.Luf	chief	H441 →
יְתֵֽת׃	ye.Tet	Jetheth	H3509 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 36:31
These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:
leads to
- Genesis 17:6
  I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.
- 1 Chronicles 1:43–50
  These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor. His city was named Dinhabah.
- Genesis 17:16
  And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.”
- Numbers 20:14
  From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us,
Through
Exodus 15:15
Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,
leads to
- Joshua 5:1
  Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the Israelites until…
- Joshua 2:11
  When we heard this, our hearts melted and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below.
- Joshua 2:9
  and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting…
- Psalms 68:2
  As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God.

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The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Genesis