Genesis 36:17
WEB
These are the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah. These are the chiefs who came of Reuel in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Basemath, Esau’s wife.
BSB
These are the sons of Esau’s son Reuel: Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.
KJV
¶ And these are the sons of Reuel Esau’s son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.
Matthew Henry
Hebrew interlinear
H428
d — these, those
Derivation: prolonged from 411;
these or those
KJV: an-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).
pr.pl.m — these
אֵ֫לֶּה pr.pl.m. & f. these
a. in appos. to a subst. with a pron. suff. (always without the article)
b. repeated, אלה … ואלה, these … those
c. with the art. (but only after a subst. determined likewise by the art.)
d. with preps.
H1121
n-m — son
Derivation: from 1129;
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
KJV: afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ( ) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, (young) bullock, (young) calf, × came up in, child, colt, × common, × corn, daughter, × of first, firstborn, foal, very fruitful, postage, × in, kid, lamb, ( ) man, meet, mighty, nephew, old, ( ) people, rebel, robber, × servant born, × soldier, son, spark, steward, stranger, × surely, them of, tumultuous one, valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
n.m — son
בֵּן 4870 n.m. son
1. son, male child, born of a woman
2. children (male and female)
3. youth, young men
4. the young of animals
5. of plant shoots
6. fig. of lifeless things, sparks, stars, arrows
7.
a. member of a guild, order or class
b. of animals son of (the) herd
8. ב׳ as n. relat. followed by word of quality, characteristic, etc.
9. n. relat. of age
n.pr.m — his son
בְּנוֹ 1 Ch 24:26, 27 as n.pr.m. in AV, RV, but render: the sons of Jaaziah his son, & the sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son, cf. VB & Be Öt.
H7467
n-pr-m — Reuel
Derivation: from the same as 7466 and 410; friend of God;
Reuel, the name of Moses' father-in-law, also of an Edomite and an Israelite
KJV: Raguel, Reuel.
n.pr.m — Raguel
רְעוּאֵל n.pr.m.
1. Moses’ father-in-law
2. Edomite
3. Gadite
4. Benjamite
H6215
n-pr-m — Esav
Derivation: apparently a form of the passive participle of 6213 in the original sense of handling; rough (i.e. sensibly felt);
Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity
KJV: Esau.
n.pr.m — Esau
עֵשָׂו 97 n.pr.m. Esau
H441
a-m — familiar, friend, gentle, bullock, cow, chieftain
Derivation: or (shortened) אַלֻּף; from 502;
familiar; a friend, also gentle; hence, a bullock (as being tame; applied, although masculine, to a cow); and so, a chieftain (as notable, like neat cattle)
KJV: captain, duke, (chief) friend, governor, guide, ox.
adj — tame
אַלּוּף adj. tame
1. tame, docile
2. n.m. friend, intimate
3. i.q.
n.m — chief
אַלּוּף n.m. chief, chiliarch
H5184
n-pr-m — Nachath
Derivation: the same as 5183; quiet;
Nachath, the name of an Edomite and of two Israelites
KJV: Nahath.
n.pr.m — Nahath
נַ֫חַת n.pr.m.
1. son of Reuel, grandson of Esau
2. grandson of Elkanah
3. an overseer, Hezekiah's time
H2226
n-pr-m — Zerach
Derivation: the same as 2225;
Zerach, the name of three Israelites, also of an Idumaean and an Ethiopian prince
KJV: Zarah, Zerah.
n.pr.m — Zarah
זֶ֫רַח n.pr.m.
1. son of Judah and Tamar
2. Edomites
3. Levites
4. head of Simeonite family
5. a Cushite
H8048
n-pr-m — Shammah
Derivation: the same as 8047;
Shammah, the name of an Edomite and four Israelites
KJV: Shammah.
n.pr.m — Shammah
שַׁמָּה n.pr.m.
1. in Edom
2. third son of Jesse
3. heroes of David
H4199
n-pr-m — Mizzah
Derivation: probably from an unused root meaning to faint with fear; terror;
Mizzah, an Edomite
KJV: Mizzah.
n.pr.m — Mizzah
מִזָּה n.pr.m. grandson of Esau
H776
n-f — earth, land
Derivation: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm;
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV: × common, country, earth, field, ground, land, × natins, way, + wilderness, world.
n. f — earth
אֶ֫רֶץ n. f. & (seld.) m. earth, land
1.
a. earth, whole earth (opp. to a part)
b. earth, opp. to heaven, sky
c. earth = inhabitants of earth
2. land =
a. country, territory
b. district, region
c. trial territory
d. piece of ground
e. specif. land of Canaan, or Israel
f. = inhabitants of land
g. used even of Shᵉʼôl
3.
a. ground, surface of ground
b. soil, as productive
4. אֶרֶץ in phrases
a. people of the land
b. in measurements of distance
c. the country of the plain, level or plain country
d. land of the living
e. end(s) of the earth
5. pl. אֲרָצוֹת is almost wholly late; it denotes lands, countries, often in contrast to Canaan, lands of the nations, etc.
H123
n-pr-m — Edom
Derivation: or (fully) אֱדוֹם ; from 122; red (see Genesis 25:25);
Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him
KJV: Edom, Edomites, Idumea.
n.pr.m — Edom
אֱדוֹם († אֱדֹם Ez 25:11) n.pr.m.
1. Edom
2. coll. Edomites, Idumeans as descend. of Esau
3. land of Edom, Idumaea
H1315
n-pr-f — Bosmath
Derivation: feminine of 1314 (the second form); fragrance;
Bosmath, the name of a wife of Esau, and of a daughter of Solomon
KJV: Bashemath, Basmath.
n.pr.f — Bashemath
בָּֽשְׂמַת n.pr.f. (perfume?)
1. Hittite woman, a wife of Esau
2. daughter of Solomon, wife of Ahimaaz
H802
n-f — woman
Derivation: feminine of 376 or 582; irregular plural, נָשִׁים;(used in the same wide sense as 582)
a woman
KJV: (adulter) ess, each, every, female, × many, none, one, together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
n.f — woman
אִשָּׁה 773 n.f. woman, wife, female
1. woman
2. Wife (woman belonging to a man, usually cstr. or sf.)
3. Female of animals
4. With distrib. & recipr. sense, each woman from her neighbor; each one
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Verses 9–19
Genesis 36:9–19
Observe here, 1. That only the names of Esau's sons and grandsons are recorded, only their names, not their history; for it is the church that Moses preserves the records of, not the record of those that are without. Those elders that lived by faith alone obtained a good report. It is Sion that produces men of renown, not Seir, Psa 87:5. Nor does the genealogy go any further than the third and fourth generation; the very names of all after are buried in oblivion. It is only the pedigree of the Israelites, who were to be the heirs of Canaan, and of whom were to come the promised seed, and the holy seed, that is drawn out to any length, as far as there was occasion for it, even of all the tribes till Canaan was divided among them, and of the royal line till Christ came. 2. That these sons and grandsons of Esau are called dukes, Gen 36:15-19. Probably they were military commanders, dukes, or captains, that had soldiers under them; for Esau and his family lived by the sword, Gen 27:40. Note, Titles of honour have been more ancient out of the church than in it. Esau's sons were dukes when Jacob's sons were but plain shepherds, Gen 47:3. This is not a reason why such titles should not be used among Christians; but it is a reason why men should not overvalue themselves, or others, for the sake of them. There is an honour that comes from God, and a name in his house that is infinitely more valuable. Edomites may be dukes with men, but Israelites indeed are made to our God kings and priests. 3. We may suppose those dukes had numerous families of children and servants that were their dukedoms. God promised to multiply Jacob, and to enrich him; yet Esau increases, and is enriched first. Note, It is no new thing for the men of this world to be full of children, and to have their bellies too filled with hidden treasures, Psa 17:14. God's promise to Jacob began to work late, but the effect of it remained longer, and it had its complete accomplishment in the spiritual Israel.
Cross-references: Ps 87:5 · Gen 36:15 · Gen 27:40 · Gen 47:3 · Ps 17:14