Genesis

Genesis 19:37–38

³⁷The older daughter gave birth to a son and named him Moab.^b He is the father of the Moabites of today. ³⁸The younger daughter also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-ammi.^c He is the father of the Ammonites of today.

Footnotes

b 19:37 Moab sounds like the Hebrew for from my father.
c 19:38 Ben-ammi means son of my people.

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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

Genesis 19:38

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The younger	וְהַצְּעִירָ֤ה	wə·haṣ·ṣə·‘î·rāh	Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H6810 little, insignificant, young
also	גַם־	ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
gave birth to	יָ֣לְדָה	yā·lə·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
a son	בֵּ֔ן	bên	Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son
and she named	וַתִּקְרָ֥א	wat·tiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
him	שְׁמ֖וֹ	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
Ben-ammi	עַמִּ֑י	‘am·mî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1151 Ben-Ammi
He is the father	אֲבִ֥י	’ă·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1 father
of the Ammonites	בְנֵֽי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
today	הַיּֽוֹם׃ס	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day

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Genesis 19:37 Deuteronomy 2:9

Genesis 19:38 Deuteronomy 2:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.