Bible Strands
Genesis 19:32
Come, let us get our father drunk with wine so we can sleep with him and preserve his line.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The older daughter addresses her younger sister during the day, proposing a plan after noting the absence of men in the land.
The words — לְכָ֨/ה (le.Kha/h) means "come" and נַשְׁקֶ֧ה (nash.Keh) means "let us make drink," framing the proposal as a joint, urgent action.
The thread — The collective "let us" formulation echoes Genesis 11:3, the drunkenness parallels Genesis 9:21, and the intended act directly contravenes Leviticus 18:6.
Why it lands — The text records a calculated violation of moral boundaries driven by fear, demanding the reader confront how desperation can override explicit divine prohibition.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 18:6 None of you are to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the LORD.
- Genesis 11:3 And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” So they used brick instead of stone, and tar instead of mortar.
- Genesis 9:21 But when he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and uncovered himself inside his tent.
- Proverbs 23:31 Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.
- Habakkuk 2:15 Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin until they are drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness!
- Mark 12:19 “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.