Genesis 19:37

In 11 translations

BSB

The older daughter gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites of today.Moab sounds like the Hebrew for from my father.

KJV

And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.

WEB

The firstborn bore a son, and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites to this day.

ASV

And the first-born bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.

LSV

and the firstborn bears a son and calls his name Moab: he [is] father of Moab to this day.

YLT

and the first-born beareth a son, and calleth his name Moab; he [is] father of Moab unto this day;

DBY

And the first-born bore a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites to this day.

DRC

And the elder bore a son, and she called his name Moab: he is the father of the Moabites unto this day.

GNV

And the elder bare a sonne, and she called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites vnto this day.

JPS

And the first-born bore a son, and called his name Moab — the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.

LXXE

And the elder bore a son, and called his name Moab, saying, He is of my father. This is the father of the Moabites to this present day.

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WLC

וַתֵּ֤לֶד הַבְּכִירָה֙ בֵּ֔ן וַתִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ מוֹאָ֑ב ה֥וּא אֲבִֽי־מוֹאָ֖ב עַד־הַיּֽוֹם׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἔτεκεν ἡ πρεσβυτέρα υἱὸν, καὶ ἐκάλεσε τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Μωὰβ, λέγουσα, ἐκ τοῦ πατρός μου· οὗτος πατὴρ Μωαβιτῶν ἕως τῆς σήμερον ἡμέρας.

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• Deuteronomy 2:9Then the LORD said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”
• Deuteronomy 2:19But when you get close to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites. I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”
• 2 Kings 3:1–27In the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Jehoram son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twelve years. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as his father and mother…
• Numbers 22:1–41Then the Israelites traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab near the Jordan, across from Jericho. Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites, and Moab was terrified of the people because…
• Ruth 4:10Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to raise up the name of the deceased through his inheritance, so that his name will not disappear from among his brothers or from the gate of…
• Judges 3:1–31These are the nations that the LORD left to test all the Israelites who had not known any of the wars in Canaan, if only to teach warfare to the subsequent generations of Israel, especially to those who had not known…
• Deuteronomy 23:3No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD, even to the tenth generation.
• Numbers 21:29Woe to you, O Moab! You are destroyed, O people of Chemosh! He gave up his sons as refugees, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites.
• 2 Samuel 8:1–18Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines. David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a…
• Numbers 24:1–25And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not resort to sorcery as on previous occasions, but he turned his face toward the wilderness. When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by…

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