Genesis 36:43
New International Version
Magdiel and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they occupied. This is the family line of Esau, the father of the Edomites.

New Living Translation
Magdiel, and Iram. These are the leaders of the clans of Edom, listed according to their settlements in the land they occupied. They all descended from Esau, the ancestor of the Edomites.

English Standard Version
Magdiel, and Iram; these are the chiefs of Edom (that is, Esau, the father of Edom), according to their dwelling places in the land of their possession.

Berean Standard Bible
Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. Esau was the father of the Edomites.

King James Bible
Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he is Esau the father of the Edomites.

New King James Version
Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their dwelling places in the land of their possession. Esau was the father of the Edomites.

New American Standard Bible
chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom (that is, Esau, the father of the Edomites), according to their settlements in the land of their possession.

NASB 1995
chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom (that is, Esau, the father of the Edomites), according to their habitations in the land of their possession.

NASB 1977
chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom (that is, Esau, the father of the Edomites), according to their habitations in the land of their possession.

Legacy Standard Bible
chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom (that is, Esau, the father of the Edomites), according to their places of habitation in the land of their possession.

Amplified Bible
Magdiel, and Iram. These are the tribal chiefs of Edom (that is, of Esau the father of the Edomites), according to their dwelling places in the land of their possession.

Christian Standard Bible
chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. These are Edom’s chiefs, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. Esau was father of the Edomites.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Magdiel, and Iram. These are Edom’s chiefs, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. Esau was father of the Edomites.

American Standard Version
chief Magdiel, chief Iram: these are the chiefs of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession. This is Esau, the father of the Edomites.

Contemporary English Version
Magdiel, and Iram. These clans descended from Esau, who was known as Edom, the father of the Edomites. They took their names from the places where they settled.

English Revised Version
duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession. This is Esau the father of the Edomites.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Magdiel, and Iram. These were the tribal leaders of Edom listed by the places where they lived and the property they owned. Esau was the father of the people of Edom.

International Standard Version
Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs who descended from Edom, according to their territories in their own land. This was the dynasty of Esau, who was the ancestor of the Edomites.

Majority Standard Bible
Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. Esau was the father of the Edomites.

NET Bible
chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. This was Esau, the father of the Edomites.

New Heart English Bible
chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. This is Esau the father of Edom.

Webster's Bible Translation
Duke Magdiel, duke Iram; these are the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations, in the land of their possession: he is Esau the father of the Edomites.

World English Bible
chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession. This is Esau, the father of the Edomites.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Chief Magdiel, Chief Iram: these [are] chiefs of Edom, in reference to their dwellings, in the land of their possession; he [is] Esau father of Edom.

Young's Literal Translation
chief Magdiel, chief Iram: these are chiefs of Edom, in reference to their dwellings, in the land of their possession; he is Esau father of Edom.

Smith's Literal Translation
Chief Magdiel, chief Iram: these the chiefs of Edom according to their restings in the land of their possessions: this is Esau the father of Adam.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Duke Magdiel, duke Hiram: these are the dukes of Edom dwelling in the land of their government; the same is Esau the father of the Edomites.

Catholic Public Domain Version
leader Magdiel, leader Iram. These were the leaders of Edom living in the land of their rule: this is Esau, the father of Idumea.

New American Bible
Magdiel, and Iram. Those are the clans of the Edomites, according to their settlements in their territorial holdings—that is, of Esau, the ancestor of the Edomites.

New Revised Standard Version
Magdiel, and Iram; these are the clans of Edom (that is, Esau, the father of Edom), according to their settlements in the land that they held.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Chief Magdiel, chief Giram; these are the chiefs of the Edomites, according to their habitations in the land of their possession; Edom is Esau the father of the Edomites.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Prince Magdeel, Prince Giram, these are the Princes of the Adumites among their dwellings in the land of their inheritance; this is Esau the father of the Adumites.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
the chief of Magdiel, the chief of Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession. This is Esau the father of the Edomites.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
chief Magediel, chief Zaphoin. These are the chiefs of Edom in their dwelling-places in the land of their possession; this is Esau, the father of Edom.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Kings of Edom
42Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, 43 Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. Esau was the father of the Edomites.

Cross References
1 Chronicles 1:51-54
Then Hadad died. Now the chiefs of Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, / Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, / Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, ...

Deuteronomy 2:12
The Horites used to live in Seir, but the descendants of Esau drove them out. They destroyed the Horites from before them and settled in their place, just as Israel did in the land that the LORD gave them as their possession.)

Deuteronomy 2:22
just as He had done for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them. They drove them out and have lived in their place to this day.

Joshua 24:4
and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.

1 Chronicles 1:35-37
The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. / The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek. / The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

1 Chronicles 1:38-42
The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. / The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister. / The sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. ...

Obadiah 1:6
But how Esau will be pillaged, his hidden treasures sought out!

Obadiah 1:8-9
In that day, declares the LORD, will I not destroy the wise men of Edom and the men of understanding in the mountains of Esau? / Then your mighty men, O Teman, will be terrified, so that everyone in the mountains of Esau will be cut down in the slaughter.

Jeremiah 49:10
But I will strip Esau bare; I will uncover his hiding places, and he will be unable to conceal himself. His descendants will be destroyed along with his relatives and neighbors, and he will be no more.

Ezekiel 25:12-14
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt, / therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. / I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’

Malachi 1:2-4
“I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved, / but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.” / Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.

Romans 9:10-13
Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac. / Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand, / not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.” ...

Hebrews 11:20
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.

Romans 9:6-8
It is not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel. / Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” / So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring.

Romans 9:22-24
What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction? / What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory— / including us, whom He has called not only from the Jews, but also from the Gentiles?


Treasury of Scripture

Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he is Esau the father of the Edomites.

the dukes.

Genesis 36:15,18,19,30,31
These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz, …

Exodus 15:15
Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.

Numbers 20:14
And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:

their.

Genesis 36:7,8
For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle…

Genesis 25:12
Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham:

Deuteronomy 2:5
Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.

father.

Genesis 25:30
And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.

Genesis 36:43
Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he is Esau the father of the Edomites.

Genesis 45:8
So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.

the Edomites.

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Genesis 36
1. Esau's three wives.
6. His removal to mount Seir.
9. His sons.
15. The dukes which descended of his sons.
20. The sons and dukes of Seir the Horite.
24. Anah finds mules.
31. The kings of Edom.
40. The dukes that descended of Esau.














Magdiel, and Iram
These names are significant as they represent the leaders or chiefs of Edom, a nation descended from Esau. The name "Magdiel" can be interpreted as "God is my tower" or "fruitfulness of God," suggesting a divine protection or blessing over this leader. "Iram" means "city of a noble," indicating a person of high status or nobility. These names reflect the importance and stature of these individuals within the Edomite society, highlighting the organized and hierarchical nature of their leadership.

These were the chiefs of Edom
The term "chiefs" (Hebrew: "אלופים" - 'alufim') indicates a position of authority and leadership. In the context of Edom, these chiefs were tribal leaders or clan heads, responsible for governance and military leadership. The mention of "Edom" refers to the nation descended from Esau, Jacob's brother, emphasizing the fulfillment of God's promise to make Esau a great nation (Genesis 25:23). This phrase underscores the structured and established nature of Edomite society, which was significant in the ancient Near East.

according to their settlements
The phrase "according to their settlements" suggests a division of land and authority based on geographic regions. This reflects the tribal and territorial organization common in ancient times, where land was a crucial aspect of identity and power. The Edomites, like many ancient peoples, were organized by clans and territories, which were often named after their leaders or founding ancestors.

in the land they possessed
The "land they possessed" refers to the territory of Edom, located southeast of Israel, in what is now modern-day Jordan. This land was rugged and mountainous, yet strategically important due to its trade routes. The possession of land was a sign of stability and blessing, and for the Edomites, it was a fulfillment of the promise given to Esau. This phrase highlights the divine providence and the fulfillment of God's promises regarding the descendants of Esau.

Esau was the father of the Edomites
This statement reaffirms Esau's role as the progenitor of the Edomite nation. Esau, also known as Edom, meaning "red," was the elder twin brother of Jacob. Despite losing his birthright and blessing to Jacob, Esau was still blessed by God to become a great nation. This phrase serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness to His promises and the unfolding of His plan through different lineages. It also highlights the complex relationship between the Israelites and the Edomites, who, despite their shared ancestry, often found themselves in conflict.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Magdiel,
מַגְדִּיאֵ֖ל (maḡ·dî·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4025: Magdiel -- 'excellence of God', an Edomite chief

and Iram.
עִירָ֑ם (‘î·rām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5902: Iram -- an Edomite

These
אֵ֣לֶּה ׀ (’êl·leh)
Pronoun - common plural
Strong's 428: These, those

[were] the chiefs
אַלּוּפֵ֣י (’al·lū·p̄ê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 441: Familiar, a friend, gentle, a bullock, a chieftain

of Edom,
אֱד֗וֹם (’ĕ·ḏō·wm)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 123: The name of a condiment

according to their settlements
לְמֹֽשְׁבֹתָם֙ (lə·mō·šə·ḇō·ṯām)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 4186: A seat, assembly, dwelling place, dwelling, dwellers

in the land
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 776: Earth, land

they possessed.
אֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם (’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 272: Something seized, a possession

Esau
עֵשָׂ֖ו (‘ê·śāw)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6215: Esau -- oldest son of Isaac

was the father
אֲבִ֥י (’ă·ḇî)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1: Father

of the Edomites.
אֱדֽוֹם׃ (’ĕ·ḏō·wm)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 123: The name of a condiment


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