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Genesis 19:38

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.

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וְהַצְּעִירָ֤הvehatsirahand the littleצָעִירconjunction, definite article, adjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “and the little”, the ordinary formH6810little; (in number) few; (in age) young, (in value) ignobleleast, little (one), small (one), [phrase] young(-er, -est).גַםgamalsoגַּםadverb — “also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.הִוא֙hivas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, 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.יָ֣לְדָהyaledahbearיָלַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “bear”, a completed actionH3205to 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…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.בֶּןbenBen-ammiבֶּן־עַמִּיnoun, proper name — “Ben-ammi”H1151Ben-Ammi, a son of LotBen-ammi.עַמִּ֑יamiBen-ammiבֶּן־עַמִּיnoun, proper name — “Ben-ammi”H1151Ben-Ammi, a son of LotBen-ammi.ה֛וּאhuas 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.אֲבִ֥יavifatherאָבnoun, 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-'.בְנֵֽיvenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a 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, […עַמּ֖וֹןamonAmmonעַמּוֹןnoun, proper name — “Ammon”H5983Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their countryAmmon, Ammonites.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 younger, she also bore a son, and called his name Ben-ammi — the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

as to the younger, she also hath born a son, and calleth his name Ben-Ammi: he [is] father of the Beni-Ammon unto this day.

World English Bible

The younger also bore a son, and called his name Ben Ammi. He is the father of the children of Ammon to this day.

Darby Translation

And the younger, she also bore a son, and called his name Ben-ammi; the same is the father of the children of Ammon to this day.

Douay-Rheims

The younger also bore a son, and she called his name Ammon, that is, the son of my people: he is the father of the Ammonites unto this day.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the younger, she also bore a son, and called his name Ben-ammi — the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the younger also bore a son, and called his name Amman, saying, The son of my family. This is the father of the Ammanites to this present day.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἔτεκε δὲ καὶ ἡ νεωτέρα υἱὸν, καὶ ἐκάλεσε τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἀμμὰν, λέγουσα, υἱὸς γένους μου· οὗτος πατὴρ Ἀμμανιτῶν ἕως τῆς σήμερον ἡμέρας.