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36 So both the daughters of Lot were going to have a child by their father. 37 The first-born daughter gave birth to a son, and gave him the name Moab. He is the father of the Moabites to this day. 38 The younger daughter gave birth to a son also. She gave him the name Benammi. He is the father of the Ammonites to 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