Genesis 19:38 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Genesis 19:38 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 19:3815 words
וְהַצְּעִירָהwəhaṣəʿîrāhAnd the little
גַםgamAssemblage
הִואhiwʾHe
יָלְדָהyālədāhBear young
בֵּןbēnSon
וַתִּקְרָאwatiqərāʾAnd call out to
שְׁמוֹšəmwōAppellation
בֶּןben—
עַמִּיʿamîBen-Ammi
הוּאhûʾHe
אֲבִיʾăvîFather
בְנֵיvənêSon
עַמּוֹןʿamwōnAmmon
עַדʿadAs far
הַיּוֹםhaywōmThe day
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