Genesis 36 · Verse 37

Genesis 36:37

And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.
Genesis 36:37, King James Version

Genesis 36:37 in other translations

BSBWhen Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates reigned in his place.
WEBSamlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the river, reigned in his place.
ASVAnd Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his stead.
YLTand Samlah dieth, and reign in his stead doth Saul from Rehoboth of the River;
DARBYAnd Samlah died; and Saul of Rehoboth on the river reigned in his stead.
BBEAnd at the death of Samlah, Shaul of Rehoboth by the River became king in his place.
WebsterAnd Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.

What does Genesis 36:37 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 36:31-39

31-39. kings of Edom--The royal power was not built on the ruins of the dukedoms, but existed at the same time.

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Genesis 36:37 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.

וַיָּ֖מָתvai.Ya.motand he diedH4191
שַׂמְלָ֑הsam.LahSamlahH8072
וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְvai.yim.Lokhand he reignedH4427
תַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.Tavin place of himH8478
שָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlShaulH7586
מֵרְחֹב֥וֹתme.re.cho.Votfrom RehobothH7344
הַנָּהָֽר\׃ha.na.Harthe RiverH5104

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

Cross references for Genesis 36:37

  • Genesis 10:11

    Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,

  • 1 Chronicles 1:48

    And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. cir. 2303. B.C. cir. 1701. Rehoboth.
10:11; 1Ch 1:48

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

Context

  • Genesis 36:36

    And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.

  • Genesis 36:37

    And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.

  • Genesis 36:38

    And Saul died, and Baal–hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.

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Genesis 36:37 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y murió Samla, y reinó en su lugar Saúl, de Rehoboth del Río.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
– Et Samla mourut; et Saül, de Rehoboth sur le fleuve, régna à sa place.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Samla starb; und es ward König an seiner Statt Saul aus Rechoboth am Strome.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Hoc quoque mortuo regnavit pro eo Saul de fluvio Rohoboth.