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Genesis 19:30-38

30Now Lotל֨וֹטLotH3876wentH5927upH5927from Zoarמִצּ֜וֹעַרmi.Tzo.'arH6820with his twoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יu.she.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתָיו֙ve.no.TavH1323andstayedוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in themountainsבָּהָ֗רba.HarH2022,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588he wasH3372afraidיָרֵ֖אya.Re'H3372to stayלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427in Zoarבְּצ֑וֹעַרbe.Tzo.'arH6820;and he stayedוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.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.nuH1isH2204oldזָקֵ֑ןza.KenH2204,and thereH369isH369notH369a manוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376on earthבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776tohaveH935relationsH935withH935us according to the customכְּדֶ֖רֶךְke.De.rekhH1870of allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

32Comeלְכָ֨הle.KhahH1980,let’s makeנַשְׁקֶ֧הnash.KehH8248our fatherאָבִ֛ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1drinkH8248wineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196,and let’s sleepוְנִשְׁכְּבָ֣הve.nish.ke.VahH7901with him so that we may keepH2421our familyזָֽרַע׃Za.ra'H2233aliveוּנְחַיֶּ֥הu.ne.chai.YehH2421throughH4480our fatherמֵאָבִ֖ינוּme.'a.Vi.nuH1.”

33So they madeH8248their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֛ן'a.vi.HenH1drinkוַתַּשְׁקֶ֧יןָva.tash.Kei.naH8248wineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196that nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,and the firstbornהַבְּכִירָה֙ha.be.khi.RahH1067wentH935inH935and sleptH7901with her fatherאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1;and he did not knowיָדַ֥עya.Da'H3045when she layH7901downH7901or gotH6965upH6965.

34On the followingH4283dayמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283,the firstbornהַבְּכִירָה֙ha.be.khi.RahH1067saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to the youngerהַצְּעִירָ֔הha.tze.'i.RahH6810, “Lookהֵן־hen-H2005,I sleptשָׁכַ֥בְתִּיsha.Khav.tiH7901lastאֶ֖מֶשׁ'E.meshH570nightH570with my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1;let’s makeנַשְׁקֶ֨נּוּnash.Ke.nuH8248him drinkH8248wineיַ֜יִןYa.yinH3196tonightהַלַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915tooגַּם־gam-H1571,then you goוּבֹ֙אִי֙u.Vo.'iH935inH935and sleepשִׁכְבִ֣יshikh.ViH7901with him, so that we may keepH2421our familyזָֽרַע׃Za.ra'H2233aliveוּנְחַיֶּ֥הu.ne.chai.YehH2421throughH4480our fatherמֵאָבִ֖ינוּme.'a.Vi.nuH1.”

35So they hadH8248their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֖ן'a.vi.HenH1drinkוַתַּשְׁקֶ֜יןָva.tash.Kei.naH8248wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196that nightבַּלַּ֧יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915tooגַּ֣םgamH1571,and the youngerהַצְּעִירָה֙ha.tze.'i.RahH6810gotH6965upH6965and sleptH7901with him; and he did not knowיָדַ֥עya.Da'H3045when she layH7901downH7901or gotH6965upH6965.

36And sobothשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147of the daughtersבְנֽוֹת־ve.not-H1323of Lotל֖וֹטLotH3876conceivedוַֽתַּהֲרֶ֛יןָva.ta.ha.Rei.naH2029by their fatherמֵאֲבִיהֶֽן׃me.'a.vi.HenH1.

37The firstbornהַבְּכִירָה֙ha.be.khi.RahH1067gaveH3205birthH3205to a sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,and namedוַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹva.tik.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034himMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'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-H1571gaveH3205birthH3205to a sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,and namedוַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹva.tik.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034him Ben-ammiH1151;he is the fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1ofthe sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983to this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃ סhai.YomH3117.

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