New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 19:30-38

30Lotל֨וֹטLotH3876wentוַיַּעַל֩vai.ya.'AlH5927up from Zoarמִצּ֜וֹעַרmi.Tzo.'arH6820, andstayedוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in themountainsבָּהָ֗רba.HarH2022,and his twoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יu.she.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתָיו֙ve.no.TavH1323with him; for he was afraidיָרֵ֖אya.Re'H3372tostayלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427in Zoarבְּצ֑וֹעַרbe.Tzo.'arH6820; and hestayedוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427in a caveבַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.RahH4631,he and his twoוּשְׁתֵּ֥יu.she.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתָֽיו׃ve.no.TavH1323.

31Then the firstbornהַבְּכִירָ֛הha.be.khi.RahH1067saidוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559to the youngerהַצְּעִירָ֖הha.tze.'i.RahH6810, “Our fatherאָבִ֣ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1is oldזָקֵ֑ןza.KenH2204,and thereאֵ֤ין'einH369is not a manוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376on earthבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776tocomeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935in to us after the mannerכְּדֶ֖רֶךְke.De.rekhH1870of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

32Comeלְכָ֨הle.KhahH1980,let us make our fatherאָבִ֛ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1drinkנַשְׁקֶ֧הnash.KehH8248wineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196,and let us lieוְנִשְׁכְּבָ֣הve.nish.ke.VahH7901with him that we may preserveוּנְחַיֶּ֥הu.ne.chai.YehH2421our familyזָֽרַע׃Za.ra'H2233throughH4480our fatherמֵאָבִ֖ינוּme.'a.Vi.nuH1.”

33So they made their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֛ן'a.vi.HenH1drinkוַתַּשְׁקֶ֧יןָva.tash.Kei.naH8248wineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196that nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,and the firstbornהַבְּכִירָה֙ha.be.khi.RahH1067wentוַתָּבֹ֤אva.ta.Vo'H935in and layH7901with her fatherאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1;and he did not knowיָדַ֥עya.Da'H3045when she layH7901downH7901or when she aroseוּבְקׄוּמָֽהּ׃u.ve.ku.MahH6965.

34On the followingH4283dayמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283,the firstbornהַבְּכִירָה֙ha.be.khi.RahH1067saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to the youngerהַצְּעִירָ֔הha.tze.'i.RahH6810, “Beholdהֵן־hen-H2005,I layשָׁכַ֥בְתִּיsha.Khav.tiH7901lastאֶ֖מֶשׁ'E.meshH570nightH570with my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1;let us make him drinkנַשְׁקֶ֨נּוּnash.Ke.nuH8248wineיַ֜יִןYa.yinH3196tonightהַלַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915alsoגַּם־gam-H1571;then you goוּבֹ֙אִי֙u.Vo.'iH935in and lieשִׁכְבִ֣יshikh.ViH7901with him, that we may preserveוּנְחַיֶּ֥הu.ne.chai.YehH2421our familyזָֽרַע׃Za.ra'H2233throughH4480our fatherמֵאָבִ֖ינוּme.'a.Vi.nuH1.”

35So they made their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֖ן'a.vi.HenH1drinkוַתַּשְׁקֶ֜יןָva.tash.Kei.naH8248wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196that nightבַּלַּ֧יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915alsoגַּ֣םgamH1571,and the youngerהַצְּעִירָה֙ha.tze.'i.RahH6810aroseוַתָּ֤קָםva.Ta.komH6965and layH7901with him; and he did not knowיָדַ֥עya.Da'H3045when she layH7901downH7901or when she aroseוּבְקֻמָֽהּ׃u.ve.ku.MahH6965.

36Thus bothשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147the daughtersבְנֽוֹת־ve.not-H1323of Lotל֖וֹטLotH3876were with childוַֽתַּהֲרֶ֛יןָva.ta.ha.Rei.naH2029by their fatherמֵאֲבִיהֶֽן׃me.'a.vi.HenH1.

37The firstbornהַבְּכִירָה֙ha.be.khi.RahH1067boreוַתֵּ֤לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,and calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124;he is the fatherאֲבִֽי־'a.vi-H1of the Moabitesמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124to this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

38As for the youngerוְהַצְּעִירָ֤הve.ha.tze.'i.RahH6810,she alsoגַם־gam-H1571boreיָ֣לְדָהYal.dahH3205a sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,and calledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Ben-ammiH1151;he is the fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1of thesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983to this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃ סhai.YomH3117.

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