Genesis
Genesis 19:36–37
36Thus both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father. 37The older daughter gave birth to a son and named him Moab.b He is the father of the Moabites of today.
Footnotes
- b 19:37 Moab sounds like the Hebrew for from my father.
Word by word
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Genesis 19:36
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thus both | שְׁתֵּ֥י | šə·tê | Number - feminine dual construct | H8147 two |
| of Lot’s | ל֖וֹט | lō·wṭ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3876 Lot |
| daughters | בְנֽוֹת־ | ḇə·nō·wṯ- | Noun - feminine plural construct | H1323 daughter |
| became pregnant | וַֽתַּהֲרֶ֛יןָ | wat·ta·hă·re·nā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural | H2029 conceive, become pregnant |
| by their father | מֵאֲבִיהֶֽן׃ | mê·’ă·ḇî·hen | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine plural | H1 father |
Genesis 19:37
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The older | הַבְּכִירָה֙ | hab·bə·ḵî·rāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H1067 first-born |
| gave birth to | וַתֵּ֤לֶד | wat·tê·leḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| a son | בֵּ֔ן | bên | Noun - masculine singular | H1121 son |
| and named him | וַתִּקְרָ֥א | wat·tiq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| Moab | מוֹאָ֑ב | mō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4124 Moab |
| He | ה֥וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is the father | אֲבִֽי־ | ’ă·ḇî- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1 father |
| of the Moabites | מוֹאָ֖ב | mō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4124 Moab |
| of | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| today | הַיּֽוֹם׃ | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
Cross-references
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Genesis 19:36 Habakkuk 2:15 · Judges 1:7 · Matthew 7:2 · Genesis 19:8 · 1 Samuel 15:33 · Leviticus 18:6–7
Genesis 19:37 Deuteronomy 2:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.