Genesis
Genesis 19:32
32Come, let us get our father drunk with wine so we can sleep with him and preserve his line.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Come | לְכָ֨ה | lə·ḵāh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| let us get our father | אָבִ֛ינוּ | ’ā·ḇî·nū | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H1 father |
| drunk | נַשְׁקֶ֧ה | naš·qeh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural | H8248 quaff, irrigate, furnish a potion to |
| with wine | יַ֖יִן | ya·yin | Noun - masculine singular | H3196 wine |
| so we can sleep | וְנִשְׁכְּבָ֣ה | wə·niš·kə·ḇāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H7901 lie down |
| with him | עִמּ֑וֹ | ‘im·mōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5973 with |
| and preserve | וּנְחַיֶּ֥ה | ū·nə·ḥay·yeh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural | H2421 live |
| line | זָֽרַע׃ | zā·ra‘ | Noun - masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
Cross-references
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Leviticus 18:6–7 · Genesis 11:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.