Genesis 36 · Verse 16

Genesis 36:16

Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.

Genesis 36:16, King James Version

Genesis 36:16 in other translations

BSB	Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. They are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Adah.
WEB	chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek. These are the chiefs who came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Adah.
ASV	chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek: these are the chiefs that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah.
YLT	chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek; these are chiefs of Eliphaz, in the land of Edom; these are sons of Adah.
DARBY	chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek. These are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah.
BBE	Korah, Gatam, Amalek: all these were chiefs in the land of Edom, the offspring of Eliphaz, the seed of Adah.
Webster	Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes, descendants of Eliphaz, in the land of Edom: these were the sons of Adah.

What does Genesis 36:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 36:15-19

15-19. dukes--The Edomites, like the Israelites, were divided into tribes, which took their names from his sons. The head of each tribe was called by a term which in our version is rendered "duke"--not of the high rank and wealth of a British peer, but like the sheiks or emirs of the modern East, or the chieftains of highland clans. Fourteen are mentioned who flourished contemporaneously.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 16 Duke Korah - This Dr. Kennicott pronounces to be an interpolation. "It is certain, from Gen 36:4, that Eliphaz was Esau's son by Adah; and from Gen 36:11, Gen 36:12, that Eliphaz had but six sons, Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz, and Amalek. It is also certain, from Gen 36:5, Gen 36:14, that Korah was the son of Esau (not of Eliphaz) by Aholibamah; and as such he is properly mentioned in Gen 36:18 : These are the sons of Aholibamah, Esau's wife: duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, Duke Korah. It is clear, therefore, that some transcriber has improperly inserted duke Korah in Gen 36:16; from which interpolation both the Samaritan text and the Samaritan version are free." - Kennicott's Remarks. Everything considered, I incline to the opinion that these words were not originally in the text.

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Genesis 36:16 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.

אַלּֽוּף\־'a.luf-chiefH441

קֹ֛רַחKo.rachKorahH7141

אַלּ֥וּף'a.LufchiefH441

גַּעְתָּ֖םga'.TamGatamH1609

אַלּ֣וּף'a.LufchiefH441

עֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekAmalekH6002

אֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehtheseH428

אַלּוּפֵ֤י'a.lu.Fei[were] [the] chiefs ofH441

אֱלִיפַז֙'e.li.FazEliphazH464

בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH776

אֱד֔וֹם'e.DomEdomH123

אֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehtheseH428

בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[were] [the] sons ofH1121

עָדָֽה\׃'a.DahAdahH5711

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

Cross references for Genesis 36:16

Exodus 15:15
Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Duke Korah.As it is certain from ver. 4, that Eliphaz was Esau's son by Adah, and from ver. 11, 12, that Eliphaz had but six sons, "Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz, and Amalek;" as is is also certain, from ver. 5, 14, that Korah was the son of Esau (not Eliphaz) by Aholibamah; and as the words duke Korah are omitted by both the Samaritan Text and Version, Dr. Kennicott pronounces them to be an interpolation.
dukes.
Ex 15:15

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Context

Genesis 36:15
These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,
Genesis 36:16
Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.
Genesis 36:17
And these are the sons of Reuel Esau’s son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.

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Genesis 36:16 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	El duque Cora, el duque Gatam, y el duque Amalec: estos son los duques de Eliphaz en la tierra de Edom; estos fueron los hijos de Ada.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	le chef Coré, le chef Gahtam, le chef Amalek. Ce sont là les chefs issus d’Éliphaz, au pays d’Édom. Ce sont là les fils d’Ada.
German Elberfelder 1871	der Fürst Korach, der Fürst Gaetam, der Fürst Amalek. Das sind die Fürsten des Eliphas im Lande Edom; das sind die Söhne Adas.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	dux Core, dux Gathan, dux Amalech. Hi filii Eliphaz in terra Edom, et hi filii Ada.