Genesis 19:32
Context19:32 Come, let’s make our father drunk with wine 1 so we can have sexual relations 2 with him and preserve 3 our family line through our father.” 4
Genesis 19:34
Context19:34 So in the morning the older daughter 5 said to the younger, “Since I had sexual relations with my father last night, let’s make him drunk again tonight. 6 Then you go and have sexual relations with him so we can preserve our family line through our father.” 7
[19:32] 1 tn Heb “drink wine.”
[19:32] 2 tn Heb “and we will lie down.” The cohortative with vav (ו) conjunctive is subordinated to the preceding cohortative and indicates purpose/result.
[19:32] 3 tn Or “that we may preserve.” Here the cohortative with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates their ultimate goal.
[19:32] 4 tn Heb “and we will keep alive from our father descendants.”
[19:34] 5 tn Heb “the firstborn.”
[19:34] 6 tn Heb “Look, I lied down with my father. Let’s make him drink wine again tonight.”
[19:34] 7 tn Heb “And go, lie down with him and we will keep alive from our father descendants.”