Genesis 25 · Verse 3

Genesis 25:3

And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
Genesis 25:3, King James Version

Genesis 25:3 in other translations

BSBJokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites.
WEBJokshan became the father of Sheba, and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.
ASVAnd Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
YLTAnd Jokshan hath begotten Sheba and Dedan; and the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim;
DARBYAnd Jokshan begot Sheba and Dedan; and the sons of Dedan were the Asshurim, and the Letushim, and the Leummim.
BBEAnd Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. And from Dedan came the Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim.
WebsterAnd Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim and Leummim.

What does Genesis 25:3 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 Sheba - From whom sprang the Sabeans, who robbed Job of his cattle. See Bochart and Calmet. Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim - We know not who these were, but as each name is plural they must have been tribes or families, and not individuals. Onkelos interprets these words of persons dwelling in camps, tents, and islands; and Jonathan ben Uzziel calls them merchants, artificers, and heads or chiefs of people.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 25:1-10

Esau despises and sells his birth-right. (29-34) Verses 1-10 All the days, even of the best and greatest saints, are not remarkable days; some slide on silently; such were these last days of Abraham. Here is an account of Abraham's children by Keturah, and the disposition which he made of his estate. After the birth of these sons, he set his house in order, with prudence and justice. He did this while he yet lived…

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Genesis 25:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְיָקְשָׁ֣ןve.ya.ke.Shanand JokshanH3370
יָלַ֔דya.Ladhe fatheredH3205
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שְׁבָ֖אshe.Va'ShebaH7614
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
דְּדָ֑ןde.DanDedanH1719
וּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.Neiand [the] sons ofH1121
דְדָ֔ןde.DanDedanH1719
הָי֛וּha.Yuthey wereH1961
אַשּׁוּרִ֥ם'a.shu.RimAsshuritesH805
וּלְטוּשִׁ֖יםu.le.tu.Shimand LetushitesH3912
וּלְאֻמִּֽים\׃u.le.'u.Mimand LeummitesH3817

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 25:3

  • Ezekiel 25:13

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword.

  • 1 Kings 10:1

    And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to prove him with hard questions.

  • Ezekiel 27:6

    Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.

  • Jeremiah 49:8

    Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will visit him.

  • Job 6:19

    The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.

  • Jeremiah 25:23

    Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,

  • Ezekiel 27:20

    Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots.

  • 2 Samuel 2:9

    And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.

  • Psalms 72:10

    The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. cir. 2180. B.C. cir. 1824. Sheba.
1Ki 10:1; Job 6:19; Ps 72:10
Dedan.
Jer 25:23; 49:8; Eze 25:13; 27:20
Asshurim.
2Sa 2:9; Eze 27:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Genesis 25:2

    And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.

  • Genesis 25:3

    And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.

  • Genesis 25:4

    And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

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Genesis 25:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Joksan engendró á Seba, y á Dedán: é hijos de Dedán fueron Assurim, y Letusim, y Leummim.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		– Et Jokshan engendra Sheba et Dedan. Et les fils de Dedan furent Ashurim, et Letushim, et Leümmim.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jokschan zeugte Scheba und Dedan; und die Söhne Dedans waren die Assurim und Letuschim und Leummim.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Jecsan quoque genuit Saba et Dadan. Filii Dadan fuerunt Assurim, et Latusim, et Loomin.