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The youngerוְהַצְּעִירָהalsoגַםboreהִוא יָלְדָהa sonבֵּןand calledוַתִּקְרָאhis nameשְׁמוֹBen-ammi;בֶּן עַמִּיheהוּאis the fatherאֲבִיof the sonsבְנֵיof Ammonעַמּוֹןtoעַדthis day.הַיּוֹם
Genesis 19:38
Study it in the app“The younger also bore a son and called his name Ben-ammi; he is the father of the sons of Ammon to this day.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 19:38, word by word
- The youngerצְּעִירָהtseira
younger
The youngest.
Where else “tseira” appears- boreיָלְדָהyalda
bear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “yalda” 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- Ben-ammiבֶּןben
Ben-ammi
Ben-ammi, son of Lot by his younger daughter; father of the Ammonites.
Where else “ben” appears- is the fatherאֲבִיavi
forefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avi” appears- of Ammonעַמּוֹןamon
Ammon
See it on the mapWhere else “amon” appears- this dayיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears
Translation note
“Ben-ammi” means “son of my people” or “son of my kinsman.”
Places in this verse
Ammon
Today: Amman (Rabbah) and surroundings, Jordan
The land east of the Jordan around Rabbah (present-day Amman, Jordan).
The Ammonites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:38). Jephthah defeated them (Judg 11:32-33) and David took their capital (2 Sam 12:26).
The context
37The older bore a son and called his name Moab; he is the father of Moab to this day.
38 · This verse (above)
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?