King James Version
Genesis 36:31 in the King James Version says “And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 36 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.”
Genesis 36:31 · KJV
These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah,
Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir.
And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.
And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
KJV Study — Public Domain
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“of Edom”
H123edom, the elder twin-brother of jacob; hence the region (idumaea) occupied by him
“before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“over the children”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“of Israel”
H3478he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
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