³⁷The firstborn bore a son and called his name Moab.² ⁿHe is the father of the Moabites to this day. ³⁸The younger also bore a son and called his name Ben-ammi.³ ^oHe is the father of the Ammonites to this day.

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Footnotes

2Moab sounds like the Hebrew for from father
3Ben-ammi means son of my people

Cross references

n Deut. 2:9
o Deut. 2:19

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The older daughter had a son, and she named him Moab; he is the father of the Moabites of today. The younger daughter also had a son, and she named him Ben-Ammi; he is the father of the Ammonites of today.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The firstborn gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites of today. The younger also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites of today.

NLTNew Living Translation

When the older daughter gave birth to a son, she named him Moab. He became the ancestor of the nation now known as the Moabites. When the younger daughter gave birth to a son, she named him Ben-ammi. He became the ancestor of the nation now known as the Ammonites.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The firstborn gave birth to a son, and she called his name Moab. He is the father of Moab until this day. And the younger, she also gave birth to a son, and she called his name Ben-Ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites until this day.

KJV 1900King James Version

And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day. And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Ben-ammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.

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