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Genesis 9:21-23

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.

22And Hamחָ֚םchamH2526,the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of Canaanכְנַ֔עַןkhe.Na.'anH3667אֵ֖ת'etH853,sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1nakednessעֶרְוַ֣ת'er.VatH6172and toldוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046his twoלִשְׁנֵֽי־lish.nei-H8147brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251outsideבַּחֽוּץ׃ba.ChutzH2351.

23Then Shemשֵׁ֨םshemH8035and Japhethוָיֶ֜פֶתva.Ye.fetH3315אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947a garmentהַשִּׂמְלָ֗הha.sim.LahH8071and placedוַיָּשִׂ֙ימוּ֙vai.ya.Si.muH7760it acrossעַל־ שְׁנֵיהֶ֔ם'al- she.nei.HemH5921 H8147their 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.

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