Genesis 19:32

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Come, let us get our father drunk with wine so we can sleep with him and preserve his line.””

What this verse means

A short, plain-language explanation of Genesis 19:32 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.

Compare translations
BSBPD

“Come, let us get our father drunk with wine so we can sleep with him and preserve his line.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“come, we cause our father to drink wine, and lie with him, and preserve from our father--a seed.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
Open the full comparison
Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 19:32 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 9:21But when he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and uncovered himself inside his tent.
  2. Genesis 11:3And 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.
  3. Leviticus 18:6None of you are to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the LORD.
  4. Leviticus 18:7You must not expose the nakedness of your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; you must not have sexual relations with her.
  5. Proverbs 23:31Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.
  6. Habakkuk 2:15Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin until they are drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness!
  7. 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.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

Keep exploring