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526 B
526 B
The firstborn ... the younger
Here "firstborn" and "younger" are nominal adjectives that refer to Lot's two daughters according to their birth order. Alternate translation: "Lot's first daughter ... Lot's last daughter" or "The older daughter ... the younger daughter" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj)
to lie with us
according to the way of all the world
Here "the world" stands for the people. Alternate translation: "as people everywhere do" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)