King James Version

Genesis 19:37

And the first born bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.

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וַתֵּ֤לֶדvateledand bearיָלַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and bear”, the next action in the storyH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…הַבְּכִירָה֙habkhirahthe firstbornבְּכִירָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the firstborn”, the ordinary formH1067the eldest daughterfirstborn.בֵּ֔ןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “son”, the ordinary formH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […וַתִּקְרָ֥אvatiqraand callקָרָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and call”, the next action in the storyH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.שְׁמ֖וֹshemvofameשֵׁםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.מוֹאָ֑בmoavMoabמוֹאָבnoun, proper name — “Moab”H4124Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendantsMoab.ה֥וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.אֲבִֽיavifatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.מוֹאָ֖בmoavMoabמוֹאָבnoun, proper name — “Moab”H4124Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendantsMoab.עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.הַיּֽוֹםhayomthe as long asיוֹםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the first-born bore a son, and called his name Moab — the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the first-born bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the first-born beareth a son, and calleth his name Moab; he [is] father of Moab unto this day;

World English Bible

The firstborn bore a son, and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites to this day.

Darby Translation

And the first-born bore a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites to this day.

Douay-Rheims

And the elder bore a son, and she called his name Moab: he is the father of the Moabites unto this day.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the first-born bore a son, and called his name Moab — the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the elder bore a son, and called his name Moab, saying, He is of my father. This is the father of the Moabites to this present day.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔτεκεν ἡ πρεσβυτέρα υἱὸν, καὶ ἐκάλεσε τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Μωὰβ, λέγουσα, ἐκ τοῦ πατρός μου· οὗτος πατὴρ Μωαβιτῶν ἕως τῆς σήμερον ἡμέρας.