Genesis 19:38

Genesis 19:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben–ammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.
• New International Version (NIV)The younger daughter also had a son, and she named him Ben-Ammi; he is the father of the Ammonites of today.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The younger also bore a son and called his name Ben-ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites to this day.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the younger, she also bore a son and called his name Ben-Ammi; he is the father of the people of Ammon to this day.

Context of Genesis 19:38

36In that way, Lot caused both of his daughters to become pregnant. 37The older daughter gave birth to a son. She called him Moab. He became the ancestor of the Moabites. The younger daughter also gave birth to a son. She called him Ben-Ammi. He became the ancestor of the Ammonites.

Genesis 19:38 word by word

וְהַצְּעִירָ֤ה גַם־הִוא֙ יָ֣לְדָה בֵּ֔ן וַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ בֶּן־עַמִּ֑י ה֛וּא אֲבִ֥י בְנֵֽי־עַמּ֖וֹן עַד־הַיּֽוֹם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the youngerצָעִירtsâ‛îyr tsâ‛ôr · littleH6810
• she also bareיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• a sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Ben–ammiבֶּן־עַמִּיben-‛ammîy · Ben-ammiH1151
• the fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• of the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Ammonעַמּוֹן‛ammôn · AmmonH5983
• unto this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117

Cross-references for Genesis 19:38

• Deuteronomy 2:9Then the Lord said to me, ‘Do not make the people of Moab angry. Do not start a fight against them. I will not give any part of their land to you. I have given Ar to Lot's descendants to be their city.’
• Deuteronomy 23:3Ammonite and Moabite people also cannot join with the Lord's people when they come together to worship him. Even the tenth generation of their descendants can never do this.
• Judges 10:6The Israelites again did things that the Lord saw were evil. They worshipped idols of Baal and Ashtoreth. They also worshipped the gods of Syria, Sidon and Moab, as well as the gods of the Ammonites and the Philistines. They turned away from the Lord and they did not serve him any more.
• Judges 11:1Jephthah of Gilead was a brave soldier. His father's name was Gilead, but his mother was a prostitute.
• 1 Samuel 11:1One month later, Nahash went with his army to attack Jabesh, a town in Gilead region. Nahash was an Ammonite. The people in Jabesh said to him, ‘Make an agreement with us so that we will serve you.’
• 2 Samuel 10:1Some time later, the king of the Ammonites died. His son Hanun became the new king.
• Nehemiah 13:1On that day, we read the book of Moses aloud to the people. One of the laws said that no descendant of Ammon or Moab should ever join with God's people when they met together.
• Psalms 83:4They say, ‘Come now! We will destroy them. They will no longer be a nation. Nobody will remember the name of Israel any more.’
• Isaiah 11:14But they will join together to attack the Philistines in the west. They will also attack the nations to the east of Israel. They will take their valuable things for themselves. They will win against the people of Edom and Moab. They will rule over the Ammonites.
• Zephaniah 2:9The Lord Almighty, Israel's God, says, ‘You can be sure that I live. In the same way, you can also be sure that my people will take everything for themselves. God will destroy Moab as he destroyed Sodom. He will destroy Ammon as he destroyed Gomorrah. After this, the ground will have lots of salt on it. Weeds will grow there. Nobody will build anything there again. My people who are still alive will take for themselves the Ammonites' things and the Moabites' things.’

Commentaries on Genesis 19:38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38Ben-ammi - עמי בן Ben -ammi, the son of my people. Both these names seem to justify the view taken of this subject above, viz., that it was merely to preserve the family that the daughters of Lot made use of the above expedient; and hence we do not find that they ever attempted to repeat it, which, had it been done for any other purpose, they certainly would not have failed to do. On this subject Origen, in his fifth homily on Genesis, has these…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-38Verses 1-38 - The Destruction of Sodom and Amorah 9. גשׁ־ gesh -hāl'âh “approach to a distant point,” stand back. 11. סנורים sanevērı̂ym “blindness,” affecting the mental more than the ocular vision. 37. מואב mô'āb Moab; מאב mē'āb “from a father.” בן־עמי ben -‛amı̂y Ben-ammi, “son of my people.” עמון ‛amôn Ammon, “of the people.” This chapter is the continuation and conclusion of the former. It records a part of God‘s strange work - strange…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-38Verses 30-38 See the peril of security. Lot, who kept chaste in Sodom, and was a mourner for the wickedness of the place, and a witness against it, when in the mountain, alone, and, as he thought, out of the way of temptation, is shamefully overtaken. Let him that thinks he stands high, and stands firm, take heed lest he fall. See the peril of drunkenness; it is not only a great sin itself, but lets in many sins, which bring a lasting wound and dishonour…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 36-38The daughters' plan worked. They each became pregnant by their father. From these two sons, born from incest, came two of Israel's long-time enemies: the nations of Moab and Ammon. Their extreme wickedness was partly due to their origins. Both daughters chose descriptive names for their sons. Moab means "from my father" and Ben-ammi means "son of my people." These names subtly hinted at their actions without making people suspicious who were unaware of…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-381. there came two angels--most probably two of those that had been with Abraham, commissioned to execute the divine judgment against Sodom. Lot sat in the gate of Sodom--In Eastern cities it is the market, the seat of justice, of social intercourse and amusement, especially a favorite lounge in the evenings, the arched roof affording a pleasant shade.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 19:38

• Adultery
• Ammonites
• Ben-Ammi
• Children
• Lasciviousness
• Lot
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Ammon
• Ammon; Ammonites
• Ammon, Ammonite
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• Ammonite
• Angel
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• Cave
• Concerning
• Deal

Commentaries on Genesis 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings