Genesis 19:38

38 The younger daughter also had a son, and she named him Ben-Ammi[a] ; he is the father of the Ammonites[b] of today.

Genesis 19:38 in Other Translations

KJV
38 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.
ESV
38 The younger also bore a son and called his name Ben-ammi.He is the father of the Ammonites to this day.
NLT
38 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.
MSG
38 The younger daughter had a son and named him Ben-Ammi, the ancestor of the present-day Ammonites.
CSB
38 The younger also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites of today.

Genesis 19:38 In-Context

36 So both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father.
37 The older daughter had a son, and she named him Moab ; he is the father of the Moabites of today.
38 The younger daughter also had a son, and she named him Ben-Ammi ; he is the father of the Ammonites of today.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Numbers 21:24; Deuteronomy 2:19; Deuteronomy 23:3; Joshua 12:2; Judges 3:13; Judges 10:6,7; 1 Samuel 11:1-11; 1 Samuel 14:47; 1 Chronicles 19:1; 2 Chronicles 20:23; 2 Chronicles 26:8; 2 Chronicles 27:5; Nehemiah 2:19; Nehemiah 4:3; Ezekiel 25:21">Jer Ezekiel 25:21; Jeremiah 40:14; Jeremiah 49:1; Ezekiel 21:28; Ezekiel 25:2; Amos 1:13

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. "Ben-Ammi" means "son of my father’s people."
  • [b]. Hebrew "Bene-Ammon"
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