Genesis 19:31
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then the firstbornהַבְּכִירָ֛ה
(hab·be·chi·rah)
1067: first-born (always of women)from bakar
saidוַתֹּ֧אמֶר
(vat·to·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to the younger,הַצְּעִירָ֖ה
(ha·tze·'i·rah)
6810: little, insignificant, youngfrom tsaar
"Our fatherאָבִ֣ינוּ
(a·vi·nu)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
is old,זָקֵ֑ן
(za·ken;)
2204: to be or become oldfrom the same as zaqan
and thereאֵ֤ין
(ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
is not a manוְאִ֨ישׁ
(ve·'ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
on earthבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙
(ba·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
to comeלָבֹ֣וא
(la·vo·v)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
in to us after the mannerכְּדֶ֖רֶךְ
(ke·de·rech)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
of the earth.הָאָֽרֶץ׃
(ha·'a·retz.)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And the firstborn
bekiyrah  (bek-ee-raw')
the eldest daughter -- firstborn.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto the younger
tsa`iyr  (tsaw-eer')
little; (in number) few; (in age) young, (in value) ignoble -- least, little (one), small (one), + young(-er, -est).
Our father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
is old
zaqen  (zaw-kane')
to be old -- aged man, be (wax) old (man).
and there is not a man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
in the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
to come in
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
unto us after the manner
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
of all the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then the firstborn said to the younger, "Our father is old, and there is not a man on earth to come in to us after the manner of the earth.

King James Bible
And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the firstborn said to the younger, "Our father is old, and there is no man in the land to sleep with us as is the custom of all the land.

International Standard Version
One day the firstborn told the younger one, "Our father is old, and there's no man in the land to have sex with us, as everybody else throughout all the earth does.

NET Bible
Later the older daughter said to the younger, "Our father is old, and there is no man anywhere nearby to have sexual relations with us, according to the way of all the world.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The older daughter said to the younger one, "Our father is old. No men are here. We can't get married as other people do.

King James 2000 Bible
And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man on the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:
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