Genesis 36 · Verse 38

Genesis 36:38

And Saul died, and Baal–hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
Genesis 36:38, King James Version

Genesis 36:38 in other translations

BSBWhen Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.
WEBShaul died, and Baal Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place.
ASVAnd Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
YLTand Saul dieth, and reign in his stead doth Baal-hanan son of Achbor;
DARBYAnd Saul died; and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
BBEAnd at the death of Shaul, Baal-hanan, son of Achbor, became king.
WebsterAnd Saul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.

What does Genesis 36:38 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 36:38 in the original Hebrew

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וַיָּ֖מָתvai.Ya.motand he diedH4191
שָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlShaulH7586
וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְvai.yim.Lokhand he reignedH4427
תַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.Tavin place of himH8478
בַּ֥עַלBa.'alBaal-H1177
חָנָ֖ןcha.NanHananH1177
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
עַכְבּֽוֹר\׃akh.BorAchborH5907

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

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Context

  • 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.

  • Genesis 36:39

    And Baal–hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

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Genesis 36:38 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y murió Saúl, y en lugar suyo reinó Baalanán, hijo de Achbor.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
– Et Saül mourut; et Baal-Hanan, fils d’Acbor, régna à sa place.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Saul starb, und es ward König an seiner Statt Baal-Hanan, der Sohn Akbors.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cumque et hic obiisset, successit in regnum Balanan filius Achobor.