Genesis 36 · Verse 3

Genesis 36:3

And Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth.
Genesis 36:3, King James Version

Genesis 36:3 in other translations

BSBand Basemath daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth.
WEBand Basemath, Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebaioth.
ASVand Basemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebaioth.
YLTand Bashemath daughter of Ishmael, sister of Nebajoth.
DARBYand Basmath Ishmael's daughter, the sister of Nebaioth.
BBEAnd Basemath, Ishmael's daughter, the sister of Nebaioth.
WebsterAnd Bashemath, Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth.

What does Genesis 36:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 36:2-3

2-3. Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan--There were three, mentioned under different names; for it is evident that Bashemath is the same as Mahalath (Ge 28:9), since they both stand in the relation of daughter to Ishmael and sister to Nebajoth; and hence it may be inferred that Adah is the same as Judith, Aholibamah as Bathsemath (Ge 26:34). It was not unusual for women, in that early age, to have two…

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Genesis 36:3 in the original Hebrew

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וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
בָּשְׂמַ֥תba.se.MatBasemathH1315
בַּת\־bat-[the] daughter ofH1323
יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'ElIshmaelH3458
אֲח֥וֹת'a.Chot[the] sister ofH269
נְבָיֽוֹת\׃ne.va.YotNebaiothH5032

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

Cross references for Genesis 36:3

  • Genesis 28:9

    Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham’s son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.

  • Genesis 25:13

    And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
25:13; 28:9
Mahalath.

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Context

  • Genesis 36:2

    Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;

  • Genesis 36:3

    And Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth.

  • Genesis 36:4

    And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel;

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Genesis 36:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y á Basemath, hija de Ismael, hermana de Navaioth.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et Basmath, fille d’Ismaël, sœur de Nebaïoth.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und Basmath, die Tochter Ismaels, die Schwester Nebajoths.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Basemath quoque filiam Ismaël sororem Nabaioth.