Genesis 19:38
New International Version
The younger daughter also had a son, and she named him Ben-Ammi; he is the father of the Ammonites of today.

New Living Translation
When the younger daughter gave birth to a son, she named him Ben-ammi. He became the ancestor of the nation now known as the Ammonites.

English Standard Version
The younger also bore a son and called his name Ben-ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites to this day.

Berean Standard Bible
The younger daughter also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites of today.

King James Bible
And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.

New King James Version
And the younger, she also bore a son and called his name Ben-Ammi; he is the father of the people of Ammon to this day.

New American Standard Bible
As for the younger, she also gave birth to a son, and named him Ben-ammi; he is the father of the sons of Ammon to this day.

NASB 1995
As for the younger, she also bore a son, and called his name Ben-ammi; he is the father of the sons of Ammon to this day.

NASB 1977
And as for the younger, she also bore a son, and called his name Ben-ammi; he is the father of the sons of Ammon to this day.

Legacy Standard Bible
As for the younger, she also bore a son and called his name Ben-ammi; he is the father of the sons of Ammon to this day.

Amplified Bible
The younger also gave birth to a son and named him Ben-ammi (son of my people); he is the father of the Ammonites to this day.

Christian Standard Bible
The younger also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites of today.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The younger also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites of today.

American Standard Version
And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben-ammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.

Contemporary English Version
The younger daughter named her son Benammi, and he is the ancestor of the Ammonites.

English Revised Version
And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben-ammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The younger daughter also gave birth to a son and named him Ben Ammi. He is the ancestor of the Ammonites of today.

Good News Translation
The younger daughter also had a son, whom she named Benammi. He was the ancestor of the present-day Ammonites.

International Standard Version
The younger daughter also gave birth to a son and named him Ben-ammi, and he is the ancestor of the Ammonites to this day.

Majority Standard Bible
The younger daughter also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites of today.

NET Bible
The younger daughter also gave birth to a son and named him Ben-Ammi. He is the ancestor of the Ammonites of today.

New Heart English Bible
The younger also bore a son, and called his name Ben Ammi. He is the father of the people of Ammon to this day.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the younger, she also bore a son, and called his name Ben-ammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon to this day.

World English Bible
The younger also bore a son, and called his name Ben Ammi. He is the father of the children of Ammon to this day.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
As for the younger, she has also born a son and calls his name Ben-Ammi: he [is] father of the sons of Ammon to this day.

Young's Literal Translation
as to the younger, she also hath born a son, and calleth his name Ben-Ammi: he is father of the Beni-Ammon unto this day.

Smith's Literal Translation
And the small also, she will bring forth a son, and she will call his name the son of my people: this the father of the sons of Ammon till this day.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The younger also bore a son, and called his name Ammon, that is, the son of my people: he is the father of the Ammonites unto this day.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Likewise, the younger gave birth to a son, and she called his name Ammon, that is, ‘the son of my people.’ He is the father of the Ammonites, even today.

New American Bible
The younger one, too, gave birth to a son, and she named him Ammon, saying, “The son of my kin.” He is the ancestor of the Ammonites of today.

New Revised Standard Version
The younger also bore a son and named him Ben-ammi; he is the ancestor of the Ammonites to this day.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the younger also bore a son and called his name Bar-ammi; he is the father of the Ammonites to this day.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the younger also gave birth to a son, and she called his name, Bar Ammi; he is the father of the children of Amon until today.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the younger, she also bore a son, and called his name Ben-ammi--the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the younger also bore a son, and called his name Amman, saying, The son of my family. This is the father of the Ammanites to this present day.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Lot and His Daughters
37The older daughter gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites of today. 38The younger daughter also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites of today.

Cross References
Deuteronomy 2:9
Then 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 2:19
But 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.”

Judges 3:12-14
Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD. / After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms. / The Israelites served Eglon king of Moab eighteen years.

2 Kings 3:4-27
Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he would render to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams. / But after the death of Ahab, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. / So at that time King Jehoram set out from Samaria and mobilized all Israel. ...

Isaiah 15:1-9
This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night! / Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off. / In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping. ...

Isaiah 16:1-14
Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter Zion. / Like fluttering birds pushed out of the nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon: / “Give us counsel; render a decision. Shelter us at noonday with shade as dark as night. Hide the refugees; do not betray the one who flees. ...

Jeremiah 48:1-47
Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled. / There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you. / A voice cries out from Horonaim: ‘Devastation and great destruction!’ ...

Ezekiel 25:8-11
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Moab and Seir said, “Look, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,” / therefore I will indeed expose the flank of Moab beginning with its frontier cities—Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim—the glory of the land. / I will give it along with the Ammonites as a possession to the people of the East, so that the Ammonites will no longer be remembered among the nations. ...

Amos 2:1-3
This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king. / So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn. / I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD.

Zephaniah 2:8-11
“I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders. / Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.” / This they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts. ...

Ruth 1:1-4
In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a certain man from Bethlehem in Judah, with his wife and two sons, went to reside in the land of Moab. / The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there. / Then Naomi’s husband Elimelech died, and she was left with her two sons, ...

Numbers 21:29
Woe 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.

Psalm 60:8
Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”

Psalm 108:9
Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”

Nehemiah 13:1-3
At that time the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people, and in it they found the passage stating that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God, / because they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but had hired Balaam to call down a curse against them (although our God had turned the curse into a blessing). / As soon as the people heard this law, they excluded from Israel all of foreign descent.


Treasury of Scripture

And the younger, she also bore a son, and called his name Benammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon to this day.

Ben-ammi.

children.

Deuteronomy 2:9,19
And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession…

Deuteronomy 23:3
An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever:

Judges 10:6-18
And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him…

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Genesis 19
1. Lot entertains two angels.
4. The vicious Sodomites are smitten with blindness.
12. Lot is warned, and in vain warns his sons-in-law.
15. He is directed to flee to the mountains, but obtains leave to go into Zoar.
24. Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed.
26. Lot's wife looks back and becomes a pillar of salt.
29. Lot dwells in a cave.
31. The incestuous origin of Moab and Ammon.














The younger daughter
This phrase refers to Lot's younger daughter, who, along with her sister, took drastic measures to preserve their family line after the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. In the Hebrew context, the younger daughter is often seen as less prominent, yet her actions here are pivotal in the narrative. This highlights the theme of unexpected individuals playing significant roles in God's unfolding plan, a recurring motif throughout Scripture.

also gave birth to a son
The act of giving birth is a significant event in biblical narratives, often symbolizing the continuation of a lineage or the fulfillment of divine promises. In this context, the birth of a son to the younger daughter signifies the beginning of a new nation, despite the morally complex circumstances surrounding his conception. This reflects the biblical theme of God working through imperfect situations to achieve His purposes.

and she named him Ben-Ammi
The name "Ben-Ammi" in Hebrew means "son of my people." Naming in the Bible often carries prophetic or symbolic significance. Here, the name reflects the younger daughter's intention to establish a new people group, the Ammonites. This act of naming underscores the power of words and identity in biblical tradition, where names often reveal character or destiny.

he is the father of the Ammonites
The Ammonites were a significant people group in the ancient Near East, often in conflict with Israel. This phrase establishes the historical and genealogical roots of the Ammonites, linking them directly to Lot's family. It serves as a reminder of the interconnectedness of the nations surrounding Israel and the complex relationships that ensue, often reflecting the broader narrative of human sin and divine redemption.

of today
This phrase emphasizes the enduring legacy of the events described in Genesis. The mention of "today" suggests the ongoing relevance of these ancient narratives, as the descendants of Ben-Ammi, the Ammonites, continued to play a role in the biblical story. It serves as a reminder of the lasting impact of our actions and decisions, echoing the biblical theme of generational consequences and the sovereignty of God over history.

Verse 38. - And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben-ammi. I.e. son of my people (LXX., Jerome, Augustine), meaning that her child was the offspring of her own kind and blood (Rosenmüller), or the son of her relative (Kalisch), or of an unmixed race ('Speaker's Commentary'). The same is the father of the children of Ammon - an unsettled people who occupied the territory between the Yabbok and the Arnon, from which they had ejected the Rephaims or Zamzummims (Deuteronomy 2:22), and in which they possessed a strong city, Rabbah (2 Samuel 40:1); in their habits more migratory and marauding than the Moabites (Isaiah 15, 16; Jeremiah 48.), and in their religion worshippers of Molech, "the abomination of the Ammonites" (1 Kings 11:7) - unto this day.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The younger [daughter]
וְהַצְּעִירָ֤ה (wə·haṣ·ṣə·‘î·rāh)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 6810: Little, insignificant, young

also
גַם־ (ḡam-)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

gave birth to
יָ֣לְדָה (yā·lə·ḏāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

a son,
בֵּ֔ן (bên)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son

and she named
וַתִּקְרָ֥א (wat·tiq·rā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

him
שְׁמ֖וֹ (šə·mōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 8034: A name

Ben-ammi.
עַמִּ֑י (‘am·mî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1151: Ben-ammi -- 'son of my people', a son of Lot

He
הִוא֙ (hî)
Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

is the father
אֲבִ֥י (’ă·ḇî)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1: Father

of the Ammonites
בְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

today.
הַיּֽוֹם׃ (hay·yō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day


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