| 34. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 19:34:1 ⧉וַֽיְהִי֙vayehiit happened Genesis 19:34:2 ⧉מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmimmakhoratthe next day Genesis 19:34:3 ⧉וַתֹּ֤אמֶרvatomersaid Genesis 19:34:4 ⧉הַבְּכִירָה֙habekhirathe firstborn daughter Genesis 19:34:5 ⧉אֶל־הַצְּעִירָ֔הelhatseirato the younger daughter Genesis 19:34:6 ⧉הֵן־שָׁכַ֥בְתִּיhenshakhavtilook, I lay Genesis 19:34:7 ⧉אֶ֖מֶשׁemeshlast night Genesis 19:34:8 ⧉אֶת־אָבִ֑יetaviwith my father Genesis 19:34:9 ⧉נַשְׁקֶ֨נּוּnashekennulet us make him drink Genesis 19:34:10 ⧉יַ֜יִןyayinwine Genesis 19:34:11 ⧉גַּם־הַלַּ֗יְלָהgamhallailaalso tonight Genesis 19:34:12 ⧉וּבֹ֙אִי֙uvoigo in Genesis 19:34:13 ⧉שִׁכְבִ֣יshikhvilie Genesis 19:34:14 ⧉עִמּ֔וֹimmowith him Genesis 19:34:15 ⧉וּנְחַיֶּ֥הunekhaiyelet us keep alive Genesis 19:34:16 ⧉מֵאָבִ֖ינוּmeavinufrom our father Genesis 19:34:17 ⧉זָֽרַע׃zaraoffspring |
| 34. Formal Translation And it happened on the next day that the older said to the younger, “Behold, I lay with my father last night. Let us make him drink wine also tonight, and you go in and lie with him, and we will preserve offspring from our father.” |
| 34. Dynamic Translation The next day the older sister said to the younger one, “Look, I slept with our father last night. Let us make him drink wine again tonight; then you go in and sleep with him so we can keep our family line alive through our father.” |