36 Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.

37 And the first born bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.

38 And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.

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36 So both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father.(A) 37 The older daughter had a son, and she named him Moab[a];(B) he is the father of the Moabites(C) of today. 38 The younger daughter also had a son, and she named him Ben-Ammi[b]; he is the father of the Ammonites[c](D) of today.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 19:37 Moab sounds like the Hebrew for from father.
  2. Genesis 19:38 Ben-Ammi means son of my father’s people.
  3. Genesis 19:38 Hebrew Bene-Ammon