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# The firstborn ... the younger
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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]])
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# to lie with us
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These words are a euphemism for sexual relations. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
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# according to the way of all the world
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Here "the world" stands for the people. Alternate translation: "as people everywhere do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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