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He was not aware of it when she lay down or when she got up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So that night they got him drunk with wine, and the older daughter went in and had intercourse with her father. He was unaware of her lying down or getting up again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So they made their father drink wine that night. And the firstborn went in and lay with her father. He did not know when she lay down or when she arose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So that night they got their father drunk with wine, and the firstborn went in and slept with her father; he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So they made their father drink wine that night. And the firstborn went in and lay with her father, and he did not know when she lay down or when she arose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they made their father drink wine that night, and the firstborn went in and slept with her father; and he did not know when she lay down or got up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So they made their father drink wine that night, and the firstborn went in and lay with her father; and he did not know when she lay down or when she arose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So they made their father drink wine that night, and the first-born went in and lay with her father; and he did not know when she lay down or when she arose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So they made their father drink wine that night, and the firstborn went in and lay with her father; and he did not know when she lay down or when she arose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So they gave their father wine that night, and the firstborn went in and lay with her father; and he did not know when she lay down or when she got up [because he was completely intoxicated].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they got their father to drink wine that night, and the firstborn came and slept with her father; he did not know when she lay down or when she got up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they got their father to drink wine that night, and the firstborn came and slept with her father; he did not know when she lay down or when she got up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they made their father drink wine that night: and the first-born went in, and lay with her father; and he knew not when she lay down, nor when she arose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />That night they got their father drunk, and the older daughter got in bed with him, but he was too drunk even to know she was there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he knew not when she lay down, nor when she arose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />That night they gave their father wine to drink. Then the older one went to bed with her father. He didn't know when she came to bed or when she got up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />That night they gave him wine to drink, and the older daughter had intercourse with him. But he was so drunk that he didn't know it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So they had their father drink wine that night, and the older one had sexual relations with her father, but he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So that night they got their father drunk with wine, and the firstborn went in and slept with her father; he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So that night they made their father drunk with wine, and the older daughter came and had sexual relations with her father. But he was not aware that she had sexual relations with him and then got up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and slept with her father. He did not know when she lay down, nor when she arose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they made their father drink wine that night: and the first-born went in and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father. He didn’t know when she lay down, nor when she arose. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they cause their father to drink wine on that night; and the firstborn goes in and lies with her father, and he has not known in her lying down or in her rising up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they cause their father to drink wine on that night; and the first-born goeth in, and lieth with her father, and he hath not known in her lying down, or in her rising up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will give their father wine to drink in that night, and the first-born will go in and will lie down with her father; and he will not know in her lying down, and in her rising up.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they made their father drink wine that night: and the elder went in and lay with her father : but he perceived not neither when his daughter lay down, nor when she rose up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so they gave their father wine to drink that night. And the elder went in, and she slept with her father. But he did not perceive it, neither when his daughter lay down, nor when she rose up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So that night they plied their father with wine, and the firstborn went in and lay with her father; but he was not aware of her lying down or getting up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So they made their father drink wine that night; and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; he did not know when she lay down or when she rose.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they made their father drink wine that night; and the first-born went in and lay with her father; and he did not know when she lay down, nor when she arose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they gave wine to drink that night to their father, and the elder woman entered and she lay with her father, and he did not know her lying down or her rising up.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they made their father drink wine that night. And the first-born went in, and lay with her father; and he knew not when she lay down, nor when she arose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />So they made their father drink wine in that night, and the elder went in and lay with her father that night, and he knew not when he slept and when he rose up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/19-33.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=4306" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/19.htm">Lot and His Daughters</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">32</span>Come, let us get our father drunk with wine so we can sleep with him and preserve his line.” <span class="reftext">33</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">So that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3915.htm" title="3915: bal·lay·lāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Night. Or leyl; also laylah; from the same as luwl; properly, a twist, i.e. Night; figuratively, adversity.">night</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇî·hen (N-msc:: 3fp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">they got their father</a> <a href="/hebrew/8248.htm" title="8248: wat·taš·qe·nā (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3fp) -- Cause to drink water, give to drink. A primitive root; to quaff, i.e. to irrigate or furnish a potion to.">drunk</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3196.htm" title="3196: ya·yin (N-ms) -- Wine. From an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine; by implication, intoxication.">with wine,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1067.htm" title="1067: hab·bə·ḵî·rāh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- First-born (always of women). Feminine from bakar; the eldest daughter.">and the firstborn</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wat·tā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">went in</a> <a href="/hebrew/7901.htm" title="7901: wat·tiš·kaḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To lie down. A primitive root; to lie down.">and slept with</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (Prep) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇî·hā (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">her father;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">he was not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yā·ḏa‘ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">aware</a> <a href="/hebrew/7901.htm" title="7901: bə·šiḵ·ḇāh (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3fs) -- To lie down. A primitive root; to lie down.">when she lay down</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: ū·ḇə·qū·må̄h (Conj-w, Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3fs) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">or when she got up.</a> </span><span class="reftext">34</span>The next day the older daughter said to the younger, “Look, I slept with my father last night. Let us get him drunk with wine again tonight so you can go in and sleep with him and we can preserve our father’s line.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-21.htm">Genesis 9:21</a></span><br />But when he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and uncovered himself inside his tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-1.htm">Proverbs 20:1</a></span><br />Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-18.htm">Ephesians 5:18</a></span><br />Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-15.htm">Habakkuk 2:15</a></span><br />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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/18-6.htm">Leviticus 18:6-7</a></span><br />None of you are to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the LORD. / You 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a></span><br />Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-13.htm">Romans 13:13</a></span><br />Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-11.htm">Isaiah 5:11</a></span><br />Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-7.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:7</a></span><br />For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-3.htm">1 Peter 4:3</a></span><br />For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-34.htm">Luke 21:34</a></span><br />But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-1.htm">1 Corinthians 5:1</a></span><br />It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/23-29.htm">Proverbs 23:29-35</a></span><br />Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes? / Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks. / Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-7.htm">2 Peter 2:7-8</a></span><br />and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless / (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.</p><p class="hdg">drink.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/18-6.htm">Leviticus 18:6,7</a></b></br> None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover <i>their</i> nakedness: I <i>am</i> the LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/20-1.htm">Proverbs 20:1</a></b></br> Wine <i>is</i> a mocker, strong drink <i>is</i> raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/23-29.htm">Proverbs 23:29-35</a></b></br> Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hebrews/10-34.htm">Aware</a> <a href="/genesis/19-32.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/genesis/19-32.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/genesis/19-31.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/genesis/19-32.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/genesis/19-31.htm">Firstborn</a> <a href="/genesis/19-31.htm">First-Born</a> <a href="/genesis/19-4.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/genesis/19-5.htm">Night</a> <a href="/genesis/19-31.htm">Older</a> <a href="/galatians/2-9.htm">Perceived</a> <a href="/genesis/19-28.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/genesis/19-32.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/19-35.htm">Aware</a> <a href="/genesis/19-35.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/genesis/19-35.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/genesis/19-35.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/genesis/19-34.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/genesis/19-34.htm">Firstborn</a> <a href="/genesis/19-34.htm">First-Born</a> <a href="/genesis/19-34.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/genesis/19-34.htm">Night</a> <a href="/genesis/19-37.htm">Older</a> <a href="/genesis/19-35.htm">Perceived</a> <a href="/genesis/19-35.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/genesis/19-34.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-1.htm">Lot entertains two angels.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-4.htm">The vicious Sodomites are smitten with blindness.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-12.htm">Lot is warned, and in vain warns his sons-in-law.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-15.htm">He is directed to flee to the mountains, but obtains leave to go into Zoar.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-26.htm">Lot's wife looks back and becomes a pillar of salt.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-29.htm">Lot dwells in a cave.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-31.htm">The incestuous origin of Moab and Ammon.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So that night they got their father drunk with wine</b><br>This phrase highlights the moral decline and desperation of Lot's daughters following the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. The use of wine to intoxicate Lot reflects a recurring biblical theme where alcohol leads to poor judgment, as seen in Noah's story (<a href="/genesis/9-21.htm">Genesis 9:21</a>). The cultural context of the time placed a high value on lineage and progeny, which may have driven the daughters' actions. The setting is in a cave near Zoar, a place of refuge after fleeing the destruction, indicating isolation and fear of extinction.<p><b>and the firstborn went in and slept with her father</b><br>The act of incest here is a direct violation of later Mosaic Law (<a href="/leviticus/18-6.htm">Leviticus 18:6-7</a>), illustrating the absence of divine guidance in Lot's family post-Sodom. This event foreshadows the birth of the Moabites and Ammonites, who become adversaries of Israel (<a href="/deuteronomy/23-3.htm">Deuteronomy 23:3-4</a>). The narrative underscores the consequences of living in a morally corrupt environment, as Lot's daughters resort to extreme measures to preserve their family line.<p><b>he was not aware when she lay down or when she got up</b><br>Lot's lack of awareness due to intoxication emphasizes his vulnerability and the complete control his daughters had over the situation. This detail serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of drunkenness, which can lead to sin and unintended consequences. The phrase also highlights the theme of deception found throughout Genesis, such as Jacob deceiving Isaac (<a href="/genesis/27-18.htm">Genesis 27:18-29</a>). The lack of awareness can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual blindness, contrasting with the vigilance required of believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/l/lot.htm">Lot</a></b><br>Nephew of Abraham, Lot is a central figure in this account. He is living in a cave with his daughters after the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/l/lot's_daughters.htm">Lot's Daughters</a></b><br>The two daughters of Lot, who, fearing the end of their family line, conspire to preserve it through their father.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sodom_and_gomorrah.htm">Sodom and Gomorrah</a></b><br>The cities destroyed by God due to their wickedness, leading to Lot and his daughters fleeing to safety.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/z/zoar.htm">Zoar</a></b><br>The small town Lot initially fled to before moving to the mountains with his daughters.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_cave.htm">The Cave</a></b><br>The setting where Lot and his daughters reside after leaving Zoar, symbolizing isolation and desperation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sinful_environments.htm">The Consequences of Sinful Environments</a></b><br>Lot's choice to live near Sodom had long-lasting effects on his family, demonstrating the importance of choosing our environments wisely.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/desperation_and_lack_of_faith.htm">Desperation and Lack of Faith</a></b><br>Lot's daughters acted out of desperation and a lack of faith in God's provision, reminding us to trust in God's plans even in dire circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_intoxication.htm">The Dangers of Intoxication</a></b><br>Lot's inability to discern right from wrong due to drunkenness serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of alcohol.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_grace_amidst_human_failure.htm">God's Grace Amidst Human Failure</a></b><br>Despite the moral failures in this account, God’s overarching plan continues, showing His grace and sovereignty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_leadership.htm">The Importance of Godly Leadership</a></b><br>Lot's failure to lead his family spiritually resulted in tragic decisions, emphasizing the need for strong, godly leadership in families.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_sin_did_lot's_daughters_commit.htm">What sin did Lot's daughters commit?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_the_jebusites_in_the_bible.htm">Who were the Jebusites in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/names_and_meanings_of_israel's_tribes.htm">What are the names and meanings of Israel's twelve tribes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_alcohol_a_sin_for_christians.htm">Is drinking alcohol a sin for Christians?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 33.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And they made their father drink wine that night</span> - which was sinful both in them and him (<span class="accented">vide</span> <a href="/isaiah/5-11.htm">Isaiah 5:11</a>; <a href="/proverbs/20-1.htm">Proverbs 20:1</a>; <a href="/habakkuk/2-15.htm">Habakkuk 2:15</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.</span> That it was his own daughter <span class="accented">quacum concumberet</span> (Rosenmüller), being so intoxicated that he could not discern who it was to whom he had approached, or even what he was doing (Keil). The reading, "when <span class="accented">he</span> lay down and when he arose (LXX.) is incorrect, and the explanations that Lot was a mere unconscious instrument in this disgraceful transaction (Kalisch), that he was-entirely ignorant of all that had taken place (Chrysostom, Cajetan), that he was struck on account of his intemperance with a spirit of stupor (Calvin), are not warranted by the text. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/19-33.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So that</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֑וּא</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">night</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּלַּ֣יְלָה</span> <span class="translit">(bal·lay·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3915.htm">Strong's 3915: </a> </span><span class="str2">A twist, night, adversity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they got their father</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבִיהֶ֛ן</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇî·hen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">drunk</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתַּשְׁקֶ֧יןָ</span> <span class="translit">(wat·taš·qe·nā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8248.htm">Strong's 8248: </a> </span><span class="str2">To quaff, to irrigate, furnish a, potion to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with wine,</span><br /><span class="heb">יַ֖יִן</span> <span class="translit">(ya·yin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3196.htm">Strong's 3196: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wine, intoxication</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the firstborn</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבְּכִירָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bə·ḵî·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1067.htm">Strong's 1067: </a> </span><span class="str2">First-born (always of women)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתָּבֹ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tā·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and slept with</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּשְׁכַּ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiš·kaḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm">Strong's 7901: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her father;</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבִ֔יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇî·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he was not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">aware</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדַ֥ע</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when she lay down</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשִׁכְבָ֖הּ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·šiḵ·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm">Strong's 7901: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or when she got up.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְקׄוּמָֽהּ׃‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·qū·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/19-33.htm">Genesis 19:33 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/19-33.htm">Genesis 19:33 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/19-33.htm">Genesis 19:33 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/19-33.htm">Genesis 19:33 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/19-33.htm">Genesis 19:33 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/19-33.htm">Genesis 19:33 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/19-33.htm">Genesis 19:33 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/19-33.htm">Genesis 19:33 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/19-33.htm">Genesis 19:33 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/19-33.htm">Genesis 19:33 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/19-33.htm">OT Law: Genesis 19:33 They made their father drink wine that (Gen. 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