The Meaning of Genesis 36:13 Explained

Genesis 36:13

KJV: And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife.

YLT: And these are sons of Reuel: Nahath and Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah; these were sons of Bashemath wife of Esau.

Darby: And these are the sons of Reuel: Nahath and Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah. These are the sons of Basmath Esau's wife.

ASV: And these are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And these [are] the sons  of Reuel;  Nahath,  and Zerah,  Shammah,  and Mizzah:  these were the sons  of Bashemath  Esau's  wife. 

What does Genesis 36:13 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 36:13 mean?

And these [were] the sons of Reuel Nahath and Zerah Shammah and Mizzah These were of Basemath wife of Esau
וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ בְּנֵ֣י : רְעוּאֵ֔ל נַ֥חַת וָזֶ֖רַח שַׁמָּ֣ה וּמִזָּ֑ה אֵ֣לֶּ֣ה‪‬ הָי֔וּ בָשְׂמַ֖ת אֵ֥שֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו

וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙  And  these  [were] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
בְּנֵ֣י  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
: רְעוּאֵ֔ל  of  Reuel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: רְעוּאֵל  
Sense: a son of Esau by his wife Bashemath, the sister of Ishmael.
נַ֥חַת  Nahath 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נַחַת  
Sense: one of the dukes of Edom, son of Reuel and grandson of Esau.
וָזֶ֖רַח  and  Zerah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: זֶרַח  
Sense: a son of Reuel and grandson of Esau, one of the dukes of the Edomites.
שַׁמָּ֣ה  Shammah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שַׁמָּה  
Sense: son of Reuel, grandson of Esau, and a chief of Edom.
וּמִזָּ֑ה  and  Mizzah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִזָּה  
Sense: son of Reuel and grandson of Esau.
אֵ֣לֶּ֣ה‪‬  These 
Parse: Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
בָשְׂמַ֖ת  of  Basemath 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בָּשְׂמַת  
Sense: Hittite wife of Esau, daughter of Ishmael, sister of Nebaioth.
אֵ֥שֶׁת  wife 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
עֵשָֽׂו  of  Esau 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֵשָׂו  
Sense: eldest son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Jacob; sold the birthright for food when he was hungry and the divine blessing went to Jacob; progenitor of the Arab peoples.

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