Genesis 36:31

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

These are the kynges that reigned in the lande of Edom before there reigned any kynge amonge the childern of Israel.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ הַמְּלָכִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר מָלְכ֖וּ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ אֱד֑וֹם לִפְנֵ֥י מְלָךְ־מֶ֖לֶךְ לִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

And-ʾēlleh ha-mməlākîm ʾăšer mālkû in-ʾereṣ ʾĔdôm to-p̄ənê məlok-melek to-bənê Yiśrāʾēl

Grammar Details

• *wə-*: conjunction - and
• *ʾēlleh*: demonstrative pronoun, plural - these
• *ha-mməlākîm*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the kings
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - who/which/that
• *mālkû*: verb, qal perfect 3rd plural - they reigned
• *bə-ʾereṣ*: preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - in the land of
• *li-p̄ənê*: preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - before
• *məlok*: verb, qal infinitive construct - to reign
• *melek*: noun, masculine singular - king
• *li-bənê*: preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - for the sons of

Word Meanings

• *mālkû*: reigned/ruled/were kings
• *p̄ənê*: before/in front of/in the time of
• *məlok-melek*: a king reigned/any king ruled

Referenced Verses

• Gen 17:6 : 6 and I will multiplye the excedyngly and wyll make nations of the: yee and kynges shall sprynge out of the.
• Gen 17:16 : 16 For I will blesse her and geue the a sonne of her and will blesse her: so that people ye and kynges of people shall springe of her.
• Gen 25:23 : 23 And ye LORde sayde vnto her there are.ij. maner of people in the wombe and ij. nations shall springe out of thy bowels and the one nation shalbe myghtier than the other and the eldest shalbe servaunte vnto the yonger.
• Num 20:14 : 14 And Moses sent messengers from cades vnto the kynge of Edome. Thus sayeth thi brother Israel: Thou knowest all the trauell yt hath happened us
• Num 24:17-18 : 17 I se him but not now I beholde him but not nye. There shall come a starre of Iacob and ryse a cepter of Israel which shall smyte ye coostes of Moab and vndermyne all the childern of Seth. 18 And Edom shalbe his possession and ye possession of Seir shalbe their enimyes and Israel shall doo manfully.
• Deut 17:14-20 : 14 When thou art come vnto the lode which the Lorde thi God geueth the and enioyest it and dwellest therin: Yf thou shalt saye, I will sett a kinge ouer me, like vnto all the nacions that are aboute me: 15 Then thou shalt make him kinge ouer the, whom the Lorde thi God shal chose. One of thi brethern must thou make kinge ouer the, and mayst not sett a straunger ouer the which is not of thi brethern. 16 But in ani wyse let hi not holde to many horsses, that he bringe not the people agayne to Egipte thorow the multitude of horsses, for as moch as the Lorde hath sayed vnto you: ye shall hence forth goo no moare agayne that waye. 17 Also he shall not haue to many wyues, lest his hert turne awaye, nether shall he gather him syluer and godlde to moch. 18 And when he is seten vppon the seate off his kingdome, he shall write him out this seconde lawe in a boke takynge a copye of the preastes the leuites. 19 And it shalbe with him and he shall reade there in all dayes of his lyfe that he maye lerne to feare the Lorde his God for to kepe all the wordes of this lawe ad these ordinaunces for to doo them: 20 that his hert aryse not aboue his brethern and that he turne not from the commaundment: ether to the righte hande or to the lifte: that both he ad his childern maye prolonge their dayes in his kingdome in Israel.
• Deut 33:5 : 5 And he was in Israel kinge when he gathered the heedes of the people and the tribes of Israel to gether.
• Deut 33:29 : 29 Happye art thou Israel, who is like vnto the? A people that art saued by the Lorde thy shilde and helper and swerde of thi glorye. And thyne enemyes shall hyde them selues from the, and thou shalt walke vppon their hye hilles.