The Meaning of Genesis 36:37 Explained

Genesis 36:37

KJV: And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.

YLT: and Samlah dieth, and reign in his stead doth Saul from Rehoboth of the River;

Darby: And Samlah died; and Saul of Rehoboth on the river reigned in his stead.

ASV: And Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his stead.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Samlah  died,  and Saul  of Rehoboth  [by] the river  reigned  in his stead. 

What does Genesis 36:37 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Genesis 36

1  Esau's three wives
6  His removal to mount Seir
9  His sons
15  The dukes which descended of his sons
20  The sons and dukes of Seir the Horite
24  Anah finds mules
31  The kings of Edom
40  The dukes that descended of Esau

What do the individual words in Genesis 36:37 mean?

And when died Samlah then reigned in his place Saul of Rehoboth [by] the river
וַיָּ֖מָת שַׂמְלָ֑ה וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְ תַּחְתָּ֔יו שָׁא֖וּל מֵרְחֹב֥וֹת הַנָּהָֽר

וַיָּ֖מָת  And  when  died 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
שַׂמְלָ֑ה  Samlah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שַׂמְלָה  
Sense: a king of Moab and successor of Hadad or Hadar.
וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְ  then  reigned 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מָלַךְ 
Sense: to be or become king or queen, reign.
תַּחְתָּ֔יו  in  his  place 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: מִתְחָה 
Sense: the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas.
שָׁא֖וּל  Saul 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׁאוּל  
Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel.
מֵרְחֹב֥וֹת  of  Rehoboth 
Parse: Preposition-m, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: רְחֹבֹות 
Sense: the 3rd of a series of wells dug by Isaac in the territory of the Philistines.
הַנָּהָֽר  [by]  the  river 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: נָהָר  
Sense: stream, river.

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