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Genesis 36:31 — King James Version← Study notes

And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.


Genesis 36:31Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 36:3111 words
וְאֵלֶּהwəʾēlehAnd these
הַמְּלָכִיםhaməlāḵîmThe king
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
מָלְכוּmāləḵûReign
בְּאֶרֶץbəʾereṣIn earth
אֱדוֹםʾĕdwōmEdom
לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face
מְלָךְməlāḵəReign
מֶלֶךְmeleḵəKing
לִבְנֵיlivənêTo son
יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְאֵלֶּהwəʾēlehAnd these
הַמְּלָכִיםhaməlāḵîmThe king
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
מָלְכוּmāləḵûReign
בְּאֶרֶץbəʾereṣIn earth
אֱדוֹםʾĕdwōmEdom
לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face
מְלָךְməlāḵəReign
מֶלֶךְmeleḵəKing
לִבְנֵיlivənêTo son
יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God

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