18The sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Noahנֹ֗חַNo.achH5146who came outהַיֹּֽצְאִים֙hai.yo.tze.'ImH3318ofמִן־min-H4480the arkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392wereוַיִּֽהְי֣וּvai.yih.YuH1961Shemשֵׁ֖םshemH8035,Hamוְחָ֣םve.ChamH2526,and Japhethוָיָ֑פֶתva.Ya.fetH3315.And Hamוְחָ֕ם ה֖וּאve.Cham hu'H2526H1931was the fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1of Canaanכְנָֽעַן׃khe.Na.'anH3667.
19Theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969were the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Noahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146,and from themוּמֵאֵ֖לֶּהu.me.'E.lehH428the wholeכָל־khol-H3605earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776was populatedנָֽפְצָ֥הna.fe.TzahH5310.
20Now Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146,a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of the soilהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127,proceededוַיָּ֥חֶלvai.Ya.chelH2490to plantוַיִּטַּ֖עvai.yi.Ta'H5193a vineyardכָּֽרֶם׃Ka.remH3754.
21But when he drankוַיֵּ֥שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354some ofמִן־min-H4480its wineהַיַּ֖יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196,he became drunkוַיִּשְׁכָּ֑רvai.yish.KarH7937and uncovered himselfוַיִּתְגַּ֖לvai.yit.GalH1540insideבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432his tentאָהֳלֽוֹ׃'o.ho.LoH168.
23Then Shemשֵׁ֨םshemH8035and Japhethוָיֶ֜פֶתva.Ye.fetH3315אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947a garmentהַשִּׂמְלָ֗הha.sim.LahH8071and placedוַיָּשִׂ֙ימוּ֙vai.ya.Si.muH7760it acrossעַל־ שְׁנֵיהֶ֔ם'al- she.nei.HemH5921H8147their shouldersשְׁכֶ֣םshe.KhemH7926,and walkingוַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vai.yel.KhuH1980backwardאֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית'a.Cho.ra.NitH322,they coveredוַיְכַסּ֕וּvay.kha.SuH3680אֵ֖ת'etH853their father’sאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1nakednessעֶרְוַ֣ת'er.VatH6172.Their facesוּפְנֵיהֶם֙u.fe.nei.HemH6440were turned awayאֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית'a.Cho.ra.NitH322so that they did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808seeרָאֽוּ׃ra.'UH7200their father’sאֲבִיהֶ֖ם'a.vi.HemH1nakednessוְעֶרְוַ֥תve.'er.VatH6172.
24When Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146awokeוַיִּ֥יקֶץvai.Yi.ketzH3364from his drunkennessמִיֵּינ֑וֹmi.yei.NoH3196and learnedוַיֵּ֕דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045אֵ֛ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834his youngestהַקָּטָֽן׃ha.ka.TanH6996sonבְּנ֥וֹbe.NoH1121had doneעָ֥שָׂה־'A.sah-H6213to him,
25he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Cursed beאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667!A servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650of servantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650shall he beיִֽהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961to his brothersלְאֶחָֽיו׃le.'e.ChavH251.”
26He also declaredוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288bethe LORDיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹ֣הֵי'e.Lo.heiH430of Shemשֵׁ֑םShemH8035!May Canaanכְנַ֖עַןkhe.Na.'anH3667beוִיהִ֥יvi.HiH1961the servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650of Shem.
27May Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430expand the territoryיַ֤פְתְּyaftH6601of Japhethלְיֶ֔פֶתle.Ye.fetH3315;may he dwellוְיִשְׁכֹּ֖ןve.yish.KonH7931in the tentsבְּאָֽהֳלֵי־be.'o.ho.lei-H168of Shemשֵׁ֑םShemH8035,and may Canaanכְנַ֖עַןkhe.Na.'anH3667beוִיהִ֥יvi.HiH1961his servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650.”
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