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Genesis 19:31

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:
Genesis 19:31 · King James Version

In other versions

  • 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:

    ASV

  • And the older daughter said to her sister, Our father is old, and there is no man to be a husband to us in the natural way:

    BBE

  • 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:

    DBY

  • The firstborn said to the younger, "Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in to us after the manner of all the earth.

    WEB

  • And the first-born saith unto the younger, `Our father `is' old, and a man there is not in the earth to come in unto us, as `is' the way of all the earth;

    YLT

  • 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:

    ENG

  • And the first-born said to the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man on the earth to come in to us after the manner of all the earth:

    WBT

  • 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.

    BSB

In context

29And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.

30And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.

31And 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:

32Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.

33And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

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