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:
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Verse 31 is found in chapter 19 of Genesis. The events following the destruction of Sodom reveal new family difficulties. Abraham again presents Sarah as his sister before Abimelech, and God intervenes to protect the continuity of the promise.
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Da sprach die ältere zu der jüngeren: Unser Vater ist alt, und ist kein Mann mehr auf Erden der zu uns eingehen möge nach aller Welt Weise;
Entonces la mayor dijo a la menor: Nuestro padre es viejo, y no queda varón en la tierra que entre a nosotras conforme a la costumbre de toda la tierra:
L'aînée dit à la plus jeune: Notre père est vieux; et il n'y a point d'homme dans la contrée, pour venir vers nous, selon l'usage de tous les pays.
E la maggiore disse alla minore: Nostro padre è vecchio, e non vi è più uomo alcuno sulla terra ch’entri da noi, secondo l’usanza di tutta la terra.
Então a primogênita disse à menor: Nosso pai já é velho, e não há homem na terra que entre a nós, segundo o costume de toda a terra;
大女兒對小女兒說:「我們的父親老了,這地又沒有男人可以照世上的禮俗來與我們結合。
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