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Genesis 9:21-23

21And he drankוַיֵּ֥שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354of the wineהַיַּ֖יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196,and was drunkenוַיִּשְׁכָּ֑רvai.yish.KarH7937;and he was uncoveredוַיִּתְגַּ֖לvai.yit.GalH1540withinבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432his tentאָהֳלֽוֹ׃'o.ho.LoH168.

22And Hamחָ֚םchamH2526,the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of Canaanכְנַ֔עַןkhe.Na.'anH3667,sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200the nakednessעֶרְוַ֣ת'er.VatH6172of his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1,and toldוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046his twoלִשְׁנֵֽי־lish.nei-H8147brethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251withoutבַּחֽוּץ׃ba.ChutzH2351.

23And Shemשֵׁ֨םshemH8035and Japhethוָיֶ֜פֶתva.Ye.fetH3315tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947a garmentהַשִּׂמְלָ֗הha.sim.LahH8071,and laidוַיָּשִׂ֙ימוּ֙vai.ya.Si.muH7760itupon bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֔םshe.nei.HemH8147their shouldersשְׁכֶ֣םshe.KhemH7926,and wentH3212backwardאֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית'a.Cho.ra.NitH322,and coveredוַיְכַסּ֕וּvay.kha.SuH3680the nakednessעֶרְוַ֣ת'er.VatH6172of their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1;and their facesוּפְנֵיהֶם֙u.fe.nei.HemH6440werebackwardאֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית'a.Cho.ra.NitH322,and they sawרָאֽוּ׃ra.'UH7200not their father’sאֲבִיהֶ֖ם'a.vi.HemH1nakednessוְעֶרְוַ֥תve.'er.VatH6172.

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