Genesis

Genesis 19:34

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.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The next day	מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת	mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H4283 the morrow
the older	הַבְּכִירָה֙	hab·bə·ḵî·rāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H1067 first-born
said	וַתֹּ֤אמֶר	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the younger	הַצְּעִירָ֔ה	haṣ·ṣə·‘î·rāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H6810 little, insignificant, young
Look	הֵן־	hên-	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
I slept with	שָׁכַ֥בְתִּי	šā·ḵaḇ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7901 lie down
my father	אָבִ֑י	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
last night	אֶ֖מֶשׁ	’e·meš	Adverb	H570 yesterday
Let us get him drunk	נַשְׁקֶ֨נּוּ	naš·qen·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural; third person masculine singular	H8248 quaff, irrigate, furnish a potion to
with wine	יַ֜יִן	ya·yin	Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
again	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
tonight	הַלַּ֗יְלָה	hal·lay·lāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
so you can go in	וּבֹ֙אִי֙	ū·ḇō·’î	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
sleep	שִׁכְבִ֣י	šiḵ·ḇî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H7901 lie down
with him	עִמּ֔וֹ	‘im·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5973 with
and we can preserve	וּנְחַיֶּ֥ה	ū·nə·ḥay·yeh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural	H2421 live
our father’s	מֵאָבִ֖ינוּ	mê·’ā·ḇî·nū	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H1 father
line	זָֽרַע׃	zā·ra‘	Noun - masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.