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Genesis 19:35-37
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Genesis 19:35-37
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
35 So that night, too, they plied their father with wine, and then the younger one went in and lay with him; but he was not aware of her lying down or getting up.
36 Thus the two daughters of Lot became pregnant by their father. 37 The firstborn gave birth to a son whom she named Moab, saying, “From my father.”[a] He is the ancestor of the Moabites of today.(A)
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- 19:37 From my father: in Hebrew, me’abi, similar in sound to the name “Moab.”
Genesis 19:35-37
New International Version
Genesis 19:35-37
New International Version
35 So they got their father to drink wine(A) that night also, and the younger daughter went in and slept with him. Again he was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up.(B)
36 So both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father.(C) 37 The older daughter had a son, and she named him Moab[a];(D) he is the father of the Moabites(E) of today.
Footnotes
- Genesis 19:37 Moab sounds like the Hebrew for from father.
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