Focused Passage

Genesis 19:30-38

The LORD Judges Sodom, Delivers Lot, and Reveals the Horror of Sin and the Mercy of God

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30Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains—for he was afraid to stay in Zoar—where they lived in a cave.

31One day the older daughter said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man in the land to sleep with us, as is the custom over all the earth.

32Come, let us get our father drunk with wine so we can sleep with him and preserve his line.”

33So that night they got their father drunk with wine, and the firstborn went in and slept with her father; he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up.

34The next day the older daughter said to the younger, “Look, I slept with my father last night. Let us get him drunk with wine again tonight so you can go in and sleep with him and we can preserve our father’s line.”

35So again that night they got their father drunk with wine, and the younger daughter went in and slept with him; he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up.

36Thus both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father.

37The older daughter gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites of today.

38The younger daughter also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites of today.

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References and Original Words

Verse 30

Original words

Lotל֨וֹטH3876Noun - proper - masculine singularandעִמּ֔וֹH5973Preposition | third person masculine singularhis twoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יH8147Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine dual constructdaughtersבְנֹתָיו֙H1323Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularleftוַיַּעַל֩H5927Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularZoarמִצּ֜וֹעַרH6820Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singularand settledוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבH3427Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularin the mountainsבָּהָ֗רH2022Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularforכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionhe was afraidיָרֵ֖אH3372Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularto stayלָשֶׁ֣בֶתH3427Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructin Zoarבְּצ֑וֹעַרH6820Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularwhere [they]ה֖וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singular. . .וּשְׁתֵּ֥יH8147Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine dual construct. . .בְנֹתָֽיו׃H1323Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularlivedוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙H3427Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularin a caveבַּמְּעָרָ֔הH4631Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 31

Original words

One day the older [daughter]הַבְּכִירָ֛הH1067Article | Adjective - feminine singularsaidוַתֹּ֧אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe youngerהַצְּעִירָ֖הH6810Article | Adjective - feminine singularOur fatherאָבִ֣ינוּH1Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common pluralis oldזָקֵ֑ןH2204Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularand there is noאֵ֤יןH369Adverbmanוְאִ֨ישׁH376Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularin the landבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙H776Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularto sleep withלָב֣וֹאH935Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructusעָלֵ֔ינוּH5921Preposition | first person common pluralas is the customכְּדֶ֖רֶךְH1870Preposition-k | Noun - common singular constructover allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃H776Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 32

Original words

Comeלְכָ֨הH1980Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singularlet us get our fatherאָבִ֛ינוּH1Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common pluraldrunkנַשְׁקֶ֧הH8248Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerwith wineיַ֖יִןH3196Noun - masculine singularso we can sleepוְנִשְׁכְּבָ֣הH7901Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common pluralwith himעִמּ֑וֹH5973Preposition | third person masculine singularand preserveוּנְחַיֶּ֥הH2421Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural[his]מֵאָבִ֖ינוּH1Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plurallineזָֽרַע׃H2233Noun - masculine singular
Verse 33

Original words

So thatה֑וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularnightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהH3915Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularthey got their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֛ןH1Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine pluraldrunkוַתַּשְׁקֶ֧יןָH8248Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerwith wineיַ֖יִןH3196Noun - masculine singularand the firstbornהַבְּכִירָה֙H1067Article | Adjective - feminine singularwent inוַתָּבֹ֤אH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularand slept withוַתִּשְׁכַּ֣בH7901Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular-אֶת־H853Prepositionher fatherאָבִ֔יהָH1Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularhe was notוְלֹֽא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleawareיָדַ֥עH3045Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularwhen she lay downבְּשִׁכְבָ֖הּH7901Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singularor when she got upוּבְקׄוּמָֽהּ׃H6965Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 34

Original words

-וַֽיְהִי֙H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularThe next dayמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תH4283Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singularthe older [daughter]הַבְּכִירָה֙H1067Article | Adjective - feminine singularsaidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe youngerהַצְּעִירָ֔הH6810Article | Adjective - feminine singularLookהֵן־H2005InterjectionI slept withשָׁכַ֥בְתִּיH7901Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularmy fatherאָבִ֑יH1Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularlast nightאֶ֖מֶשׁH570Adverb-אֶת־H853PrepositionLet us get him drunkנַשְׁקֶ֨נּוּH8248Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural | third person masculine singularwith wineיַ֜יִןH3196Noun - masculine singularagainגַּם־H1571Conjunctiontonightהַלַּ֗יְלָהH3915Article | Noun - masculine singularso you can go inוּבֹ֙אִי֙H935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular[and] sleepשִׁכְבִ֣יH7901Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularwith himעִמּ֔וֹH5973Preposition | third person masculine singularand we can preserveוּנְחַיֶּ֥הH2421Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common pluralour father’sמֵאָבִ֖ינוּH1Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plurallineזָֽרַע׃H2233Noun - masculine singular
Verse 35

Original words

So againגַּ֣םH1571Conjunctionthatהַה֛וּאH1931Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markernightבַּלַּ֧יְלָהH3915Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularthey got their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֖ןH1Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine pluraldrunkוַתַּשְׁקֶ֜יןָH8248Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine pluralwith wineיָ֑יִןH3196Noun - masculine singularand the younger [daughter]הַצְּעִירָה֙H6810Article | Adjective - feminine singularwent inוַתָּ֤קָםH6965Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularand sleptוַתִּשְׁכַּ֣בH7901Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularwith himעִמּ֔וֹH5973Preposition | third person masculine singularhe was notוְלֹֽא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleawareיָדַ֥עH3045Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularwhen she lay downבְּשִׁכְבָ֖הּH7901Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singularor when she got upוּבְקֻמָֽהּ׃H6965Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 36

Original words

Thus bothשְׁתֵּ֥יH8147Number - feminine dual constructof Lot’sל֖וֹטH3876Noun - proper - masculine singulardaughtersבְנֽוֹת־H1323Noun - feminine plural constructbecame pregnantוַֽתַּהֲרֶ֛יןָH2029Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine pluralby their fatherמֵאֲבִיהֶֽן׃H1Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine plural
Verse 37

Original words

The older [daughter]הַבְּכִירָה֙H1067Article | Adjective - feminine singulargave birth toוַתֵּ֤לֶדH3205Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singulara sonבֵּ֔ןH1121Noun - masculine singularand named himוַתִּקְרָ֥אH7121Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular. . .שְׁמ֖וֹH8034Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularMoabמוֹאָ֑בH4124Noun - proper - feminine singularHeה֥וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularis the fatherאֲבִֽי־H1Noun - masculine singular constructof the Moabitesמוֹאָ֖בH4124Noun - proper - feminine singularofעַד־H5704Prepositiontodayהַיּֽוֹם׃H3117Article | Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Moab sounds like the Hebrew for from my father.
Verse 38

Original words

The younger [daughter]וְהַצְּעִירָ֤הH6810Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - feminine singularהִוא֙הִוא֙H1931Pronoun - third person feminine singularalsoגַם־H1571Conjunctiongave birth toיָ֣לְדָהH3205Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singulara sonבֵּ֔ןH1121Noun - masculine singularand she namedוַתִּקְרָ֥אH7121Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularhimשְׁמ֖וֹH8034Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularvvvבֶּן־H1151PrepositionBen-ammiעַמִּ֑יH1151Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .ה֛וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularHe is the fatherאֲבִ֥יH1Noun - masculine singular constructof the Ammonitesבְנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .עַמּ֖וֹןH5983Noun - proper - masculine singularofעַד־H5704Prepositiontodayהַיּֽוֹם׃סH3117Article | Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Ben-ammi means son of my people.

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