Bible Strands
Genesis 19:36
Thus both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the immediate consequence of the previous night’s events, noting that Lot’s two daughters have both conceived after he remained unaware during their encounters.
The words — וַתּהַרֶינָ (va.tahareina) translates literally to "and they conceived," while שְׁתֵּי בְנוֹת (sheTei ve.not) specifies "both daughters."
The thread — This account of paternal incest directly contradicts the boundary law in Leviticus 18:6 and mirrors the exploitation pattern condemned in Habakkuk 2:15.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to trace how deliberate boundary violation produces irreversible generational consequences, demanding accountability for actions that bypass moral restraint.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.
Cross-references
- 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!
- Genesis 19:8 Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them to you, and you can do to them as you please. But do not do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.”
- Leviticus 18:6 None of you are to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the LORD.
- Judges 1:7 Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.
- 1 Samuel 15:33 But Samuel declared: “As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal.
- Matthew 7:2 For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.