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Genesis 36:37

And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.

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וַיָּ֖מָתvayamatand dieמוּתconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and die”, the next action in the storyH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…שַׂמְלָ֑הsamlahSamlahשַׂמְלָהnoun, proper name — “Samlah”H8072Samlah, an EdomiteSamlah.וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְvayimlokheand reignמָלַךְconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and reign”, the next action in the storyH4427to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counselconsult, [idiom] indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, [idiom] surely.תַּחְתָּ֔יוtachtayvwithתַּחַתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.שָׁא֖וּלshaulShaulשָׁאוּלnoun, proper name — “Shaul”H7586Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two IsraelitesSaul, Shaul.מֵרְחֹב֥וֹתmerechovotfrom Rehobothרְחֹבוֹתpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Rehoboth”H7344Rechoboth, a place in Assyria and one in PalestineRehoboth.הַנָּהָֽרhanaharthe floodנָהָרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the flood”, the ordinary formH5104a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperityflood, river.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his stead.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his stead.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Samlah dieth, and reign in his stead doth Saul from Rehoboth of the River;

World English Bible

Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the river, reigned in his place.

Darby Translation

And Samlah died; and Saul of Rehoboth on the river reigned in his stead.

Douay-Rheims

And he being dead, Saul of the river Rohoboth, reigned in his stead.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his stead.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Samada died; and Saul of Rhoöboth by the river reigned in his stead.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀπέθανε δὲ Σαμαδὰ, καὶ ἐβασίλευσεν ἀντʼ αὐτοῦ Σαοὺλ ἐκ Ῥοωβὼθ τῆς παρὰ ποταμόν.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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