Genesis 36:37

When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates reigned in his place.
Genesis 36:37
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיָּ֖מָת שַׂמְלָ֑ה וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְ תַּחְתָּ֔יו שָׁא֖וּל מֵרְחֹב֥וֹת הַנָּהָֽר׃

  1. וַיָּ֖מָתvai.Ya.mot“and he died”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  2. שַׂמְלָ֑הsam.Lah“Samlah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שַׂמְלָה · “Samlah” · Strong's H8072
  3. וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְvai.yim.Lokh“and he reigned”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָלַךְ · “to reign” · Strong's H4427A
  4. תַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.Tav“in place of him”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from תַּחַת · “instead” · Strong's H8478H
  5. שָׁא֖וּלsha.'Ul“Shaul”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שָׁאוּל · “Shaul” · Strong's H7586I
  6. מֵרְחֹב֥וֹתme.re.cho.Vot“from Rehoboth”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from רְחֹבוֹת · “Rehoboth” · Strong's H7344H
  7. הַנָּהָֽר׃ha.na.Har“the River”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from נָהָר · “River” · Strong's H5104G
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)