Genesis 19:34 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 19:34 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַֽיְהִי֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת
mochŏrâth
H4283
morrow
וַתֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַבְּכִירָה֙
bᵉkîyrâh
H1067
firstborn daughter
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַצְּעִירָ֔ה
tsâʻîyr
H6810
little
הֵן
hên
H2005
behold
שָׁכַ֥בְתִּי
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
אֶ֖מֶשׁ
ʼemesh
H570
yesterday
אֶת
ʼêth
H854
with
אָבִ֑י
ʼâb
H1
father
נַשְׁקֶ֨נּוּ
shâqâh
H8248
to water
יַ֜יִן
yayin
H3196
wine
גַּם
gam
H1571
also
הַלַּ֗יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
וּבֹ֨אִי֙
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
שִׁכְבִ֣י
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
עִמּ֔וֹ
ʻim
H5973
with
וּנְחַיֶּ֥ה
châyâh
H2421
to live
מֵאָבִ֖ינוּ
ʼâb
H1
father
זָֽרַע
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
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World English Bible Public Domain
It came to pass on the next day, that the firstborn said to the younger, "Behold, I lay last night with my father. Let us make him drink wine again, tonight. You go in, and lie with him, that we may preserve our father's seed."
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened on the next day that the firstborn said to the younger, “Behold, last night I lay with my father. Let us get him to drink wine again tonight. Then you go lie with him so that we will give life to offspring through our father.”
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