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The olderהַבְּכִירָהboreוַתֵּלֶדa sonבֵּןand calledוַתִּקְרָאhis nameשְׁמוֹMoab;מוֹאָבheהוּאis the fatherאֲבִיof Moabמוֹאָבtoעַדthis day.הַיּוֹם
Genesis 19:37
Study it in the app“The older bore a son and called his name Moab; he is the father of Moab to this day.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 19:37, word by word
- The olderבְּכִירָהbechira
firstborn daughter
The firstborn daughter, the elder daughter.
Where else “bechira” appears- boreתֵּלֶדteled
bear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “teled” appears- a sonבֵּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- and calledתִּקְרָאtikra
name
To give someone a name.
Where else “tikra” appears- his nameשְׁמshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- Moabמוֹאָבmoav
Moab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appears- is the fatherאֲבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- this dayיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears
Translation note
“Moab” sounds like “from father” (me-av).
Places in this verse
Moab
Today: western Jordan, east of the Dead Sea
The land east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan.
The Moabites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:37). Ruth came from Moab (Ruth 1:1-4), and Moses died in its territory (Deut 34:5).
The context
36Thus both daughters of Lot became pregnant by their father.
37 · This verse (above)
38The younger also bore a son and called his name Ben-ammi; he is the father of the sons of Ammon to this day.
To study Genesis 19 in a group
1. What it says
How was Lot’s family brought out of Sodom, and what happened to Lot’s wife (vv. 15-26)?
2. What it means
What does the text show about Elohim’s mercy in bringing Lot out of the city (vv. 16, 29)?
3. How I live it
What from the past is hard for you to let go of, and what step could help you move forward?