Genesis 19:33 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 19:33

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.

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Origen of Alexandria

HOMILIES ON GENESIS 5.3 (253)

After these things now that well-known story is related in which it is written that Lot's daughters cunningly lay with their father by stealth. In this matter I do not know if anyone can so excuse Lot as to free him from sin. Nor again do I think he should be so accused that he ought to become party to such serious incest. For I do not find him to have plotted against or to have violently snatched away the chastity of his daughters but rather to have been the victim of a plot and cunningly ensnared.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

No mountain, on this side the holy hill above, can set us out of the reach of Satan's fiery darts. (2.) The peril of drunkenness. It is not only a great sin itself, but it is the inlet of many sins; it may prove the inlet of the worst and most unnatural sins, which may be a perpetual wound and dishonour.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And he perceived not when she lay down, nor when, etc. - That is, he did not perceive the time she came to his bed, nor the time she quitted it; consequently did not know who it was that had lain with him. In this transaction Lot appears to me to be in many respects excusable. 1. He had no accurate knowledge of what took place either on the first or second night, therefore he cannot be supposed to have been drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתַּשְׁקֶ֧יןָ	va.tash.Kei.na	and they made drink	H8248 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אֲבִיהֶ֛ן	'a.vi.Hen	father their	H1 →
יַ֖יִן	Ya.yin	wine	H3196 →
בַּלַּ֣יְלָה	ba.Lay.lah	in the night	H3915 →
ה֑וּא	Hu'	that	H1931 →
וַתָּבֹ֤א	va.ta.Vo'	and she came	H935 →
הַבְּכִירָה֙	ha.be.khi.Rah	the firstborn	H1067 →
וַתִּשְׁכַּ֣ב	va.tish.Kav	and she lay with	H7901 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אָבִ֔יהָ	'a.Vi.ha	father her	H1 →
וְלֹֽא־	ve.lo'-	and not	H3808 →
יָדַ֥ע	ya.Da'	he knew	H3045 →
בְּשִׁכְבָ֖הּ	be.shikh.Vah	when lay down she	H7901 →
וּבְקׄוּמָֽהּ׃	u.ve.ku.Mah	and when arose she	H6965 →

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Through
Proverbs 20:1
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
leads to
- Ephesians 5:18
  Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
- Hosea 4:11
  Promiscuity, wine, and new wine take away understanding.
- Isaiah 28:7
  These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling…
- Proverbs 31:4
  It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,
- 1 Corinthians 6:10
  nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.

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