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Genesis 9:24-27

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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