Genesis 36 · Verse 12

Genesis 36:12

And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau’s wife.
Genesis 36:12, King James Version

Genesis 36:12 in other translations

BSBAdditionally, Timna, a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, gave birth to Amalek. These are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.
WEBTimna was concubine to Eliphaz, Esau’s son; and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek. These are the descendants of Adah, Esau’s wife.
ASVAnd Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these are the sons of Adah, Esau’s wife.
YLTand Timnath hath been concubine to Eliphaz son of Esau, and she beareth to Eliphaz, Amalek; these are sons of Adah wife of Esau.
DARBYAnd Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son, and she bore Amalek to Eliphaz. These are the sons of Adah Esau's wife.
BBEAnd Eliphaz, the son of Esau, had connection with a woman named Timna, who gave birth to Amalek: all these were the children of Esau's wife Adah.
WebsterAnd Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau's wife.

What does Genesis 36:12 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 Timna was concubine to Eliphaz - As Timna was sister to Lotan the Horite, Gen 36:22, we see how the family of Esau and the Horites got intermixed. This might give the sons of Esau a pretext to seize the land, and expel the ancient inhabitants, as we find they did, Deu 2:12. Amalek - The father of the Amalekites, afterwards bitter enemies to the Jews, and whom God commanded to be entirely exterminated, Deu 25:17, Deu 25:19.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Genesis 36:12 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.

וְתִמְנַ֣ע\׀ve.tim.Na'and TimnaH8555
הָיְתָ֣הha.ye.Tahshe wasH1961
פִילֶ֗גֶשׁfi.Le.gesha concubineH6370
לֶֽאֱלִיפַז֙le.'e.li.Fazof EliphazH464
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
עֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavEsauH6215
וַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledand she boreH3205
לֶאֱלִיפַ֖זle.'e.li.Fazto EliphazH464
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekAmalekH6002
אֵ֕לֶּה'E.lehtheseH428
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[were] [the] sons ofH1121
עָדָ֖ה'a.DahAdahH5711
אֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shet[the] wife ofH802
עֵשָֽׂו\׃'e.SavEsauH6215

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Cross references for Genesis 36:12

  • Exodus 17:8-16

    Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim. And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand. So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. …

  • Deuteronomy 25:17-19

    Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt; How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God. Therefore it shall be, when the Lord thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it.

  • 1 Samuel 15:2-9

    Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt. Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass. And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley. …

  • Genesis 36:22

    And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan’s sister was Timna.

  • Genesis 14:7

    And they returned, and came to En–mishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezon–tamar.

  • Numbers 24:18-20

    And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly. Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city. And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.

  • Deuteronomy 23:7

    Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:36

    The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Timna.
22; 1Ch 1:36
Amalek.
16
14:7; Ex 17:8-16; Nu 24:18-20; De 23:7; 25:17-19; 1Sa 15:2,3-9

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Context

  • Genesis 36:11

    And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.

  • Genesis 36:12

    And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau’s wife.

  • Genesis 36:13

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

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Genesis 36:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Timna fué concubina de Eliphaz, hijo de Esaú, la cual le parió á Amalec: estos son los hijos de Ada, mujer de Esaú.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Thimna fut concubine d’Éliphaz, fils d’Ésaü, et elle enfanta à Éliphaz Amalek. Ce sont là les fils d’Ada, femme d’Ésaü.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Timna war das Kebsweib des Eliphas, des Sohnes Esaus, und sie gebar dem Eliphas Amalek. Das sind die Söhne Adas, des Weibes Esaus.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Erat autem Thamna concubina Eliphaz filii Esau: quæ peperit ei Amalech. Hi sunt filii Ada uxoris Esau.