Genesis 26:34

26:34 When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, as well as Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

Genesis 36:10

36:10 These were the names of Esau’s sons:

Eliphaz, the son of Esau’s wife Adah, and Reuel, the son of Esau’s wife Basemath.

Genesis 36:13

36:13 These were the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Esau’s wife Basemath.

Genesis 36:17

36:17 These were the sons of Esau’s son Reuel: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah. These were the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Esau’s wife Basemath.


tn The sentence begins with the temporal indicator (“and it happened”), making this clause subordinate to the next.

tn Heb “the son of forty years.”

tn Heb “took as a wife.”

tn Or “grandsons” (NIV); “descendants” (NEB).

tn Or “grandsons” (NIV); “descendants” (NEB).