Genesis
Genesis 19:37
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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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.