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Genesis 9:23-25

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.

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.”

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