Genesis 19:31

And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father [is] old, and [there is] not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:

And the firstborn {H1067} said {H559} unto the younger {H6810}, Our father {H1} is old {H2204}, and there is not a man {H376} in the earth {H776} to come in {H935} unto us after the manner {H1870} of all the earth {H776}:

The firstborn said to the younger, "Our father is old, and there isn't a man on earth to come in to us in the manner customary in the world.

One day the older daughter said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man in the land to sleep with us, as is the custom over all the earth.

And the first-born said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:

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Cross-References

  • Deuteronomy 25:5 (4 votes)

    ¶ If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her.

  • Genesis 16:2 (3 votes)

    And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

  • Genesis 4:1 (3 votes)

    ¶ And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.

  • Genesis 6:4 (3 votes)

    ¶ There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare [children] to them, the same [became] mighty men which [were] of old, men of renown.

  • Genesis 16:4 (3 votes)

    ¶ And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

  • Isaiah 4:1 (3 votes)

    ¶ And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.

  • Genesis 38:8 (2 votes)

    And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.