Genesis 19:31
29 So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham, and He brought Lot out of the catastrophe that destroyed the cities where he had lived.
30 Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains—for he was afraid to stay in Zoar—where they lived in a cave.
One day the older daughter said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man in the land to sleep with us, as is the custom over all the earth.
32 Come, let us get our father drunk with wine so we can sleep with him and preserve his line.”
33 So that night they got their father drunk with wine, and the firstborn went in and slept with her father; he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- One day the older daughter said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man in the land to sleep with us, as is the custom over all the earth.
- KJV
- And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:
- WEB
- The firstborn said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is not a man on the earth to come in to us in the way of all the earth.
- ASV
- And the first-born said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:
- DARBY
- And the first-born said to the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the land to come in to us after the manner of all the earth:
- BLB
- And the firstborn said to the younger, “Our father [is] old, and [there is] no man on the earth to come in to us, as is the way of all the earth.
- ÅB
- Da sa den eldste til den yngste: Vår far er gammel, og det finnes ingen mann her i landet som kan gå inn til oss etter all verdens vis.
- OTB
- Den førstefødte sa til den yngre, "Vår far er gammel, og det er ingen mann på jorden til å komme til oss etter alle jordens skikk.
- B1930
- Da sa den eldste til den yngste: Vår far er gammel, og det finnes ingen mann her i landet som kan gå inn til oss efter all verdens vis.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 25:5
When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her.
Read in contextIsaiah 4:1
In that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own bread and provide our own clothes. Just let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!”
Read in contextGenesis 6:4
The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.
Read in contextGenesis 4:1
And Adam had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. “With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man,” she said.
Read in contextGenesis 16:2
So Sarai said to Abram, “Look now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.
Read in contextGenesis 16:4
And he slept with Hagar, and she conceived. But when Hagar realized that she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress.
Read in contextGenesis 38:8–9
Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law and raise up offspring for your brother.”
Read in contextGenesis 38:14–30
she removed her widow’s garments, covered her face with a veil to disguise herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that although Shelah had grown up, she had not been given to him as a wife.
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