Genesis 36 · Verse 39

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.
Genesis 36:39, King James Version

Genesis 36:39 in other translations

BSBWhen Baal-hanan son of Achbor died, Hadad reigned in his place. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.
WEBBaal Hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his place. The name of his city was Pau. His wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
ASVAnd 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 Me-zahab.
YLTand Baal-hanan son of Achbor dieth, and reign in his stead doth Hadar, and the name of his city is Pau; and his wife's name is Mehetabel daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-zahab.
DARBYAnd 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 daughter of Mezahab.
BBEAnd at the death of Baal-hanan, Hadar became king in his place; his chief town was named Pau, and his wife's name was Mehetabel; she was the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Genesis 36:39 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 36:39 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.

וַיָּמָת֮vai.ya.Matand he diedH4191
בַּ֣עַלBa.'alBaal-H1177
חָנָ֣ןcha.NanHananH1177
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
עַכְבּוֹר֒'akh.bOrAchborH5907
וַיִּמְלֹ֤ךְvai.yim.Lokhand he reignedH4427
תַּחְתָּיו֙tach.Tavin place of himH8478
הֲדַ֔רha.DarHadarH1924
וְשֵׁ֥םve.Shemand [the] name ofH8034
עִיר֖וֹi.Rocity hisH5892
פָּ֑עוּPa.'u[was] PauH6464
וְשֵׁ֨םve.Shemand [the] name ofH8034
אִשְׁתּ֤וֹ'ish.Towife hisH802
מְהֵֽיטַבְאֵל֙me.hei.tav.'El[was] MehetabelH4105
בַּת\־bat-[the] daughter ofH1323
מַטְרֵ֔דmat.RedMatredH4308
בַּ֖תbat[the] daughter ofH1323
מֵ֥יmeiMe-H4314
זָהָֽב\׃za.HavZahabH4314

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

Cross references for Genesis 36:39

  • 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.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:50

    And when Baal–hanan was dead, Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pai; and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

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A.M. cir. 2387. B.C. cir. 1617. Hadar.
1Ch 1:50
Hadad Pai.After his death was an aristocracy.
Ex 15:15

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Context

  • 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.

  • Genesis 36:40

    And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth,

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Genesis 36:39 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y murió Baalanán, hijo de Achbor, y reinó Adar en lugar suyo: y el nombre de su ciudad fué Pau; y el nombre de su mujer Meetabel, hija de Matred, hija de Mezaab.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
– Et Baal-Hanan, fils d’Acbor, mourut; et Hadar régna à sa place; et le nom de sa ville était Pahu; et le nom de sa femme, Mehétabeël, fille de Matred, fille de Mézahab.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Baal-Hanan, der Sohn Akbors, starb; und es ward König an seiner Statt Hadar; und der Name seiner Stadt war Paghu, und der Name seines Weibes Mehetabeel, die Tochter Matreds, der Tochter Mesahabs.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Isto quoque mortuo regnavit pro eo Adar, nomenque urbis ejus Phau: et appellabatur uxor ejus Meetabel, filia Matred filiæ Mezaab.