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Genesis 9:18-29

18Now the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Noahנֹ֗חַNo.achH5146who cameH3318outH3318of the arkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392were Shemשֵׁ֖םshemH8035,Hamוְחָ֣םve.ChamH2526,and Japhethוָיָ֑פֶתva.Ya.fetH3315; andHamוְחָ֕םve.ChamH2526was the fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1of Canaanכְנָֽעַן׃khe.Na.'anH3667.

19Theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969werethe sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Noahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146, andfrom theseוּמֵאֵ֖לֶּהu.me.'E.lehH428the wholeכָל־khol-H3605earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776waspopulatedנָֽפְצָ֥הna.fe.TzahH5310.

20Then Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146beganוַיָּ֥חֶלvai.Ya.chelH2490farmingאִ֣ישׁ הָֽאֲדָמָ֑ה'ish ha.'a.da.MahH376 H127and plantedוַיִּטַּ֖עvai.yi.Ta'H5193a vineyardכָּֽרֶם׃Ka.remH3754.

21He drankוַיֵּ֥שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354someמִן־min-H4480of the wineהַיַּ֖יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196andbecameH7937drunkוַיִּשְׁכָּ֑רvai.yish.KarH7937,and uncoveredוַיִּתְגַּ֖לvai.yit.GalH1540himself insideבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432his tentאָהֳלֽוֹ׃'o.ho.LoH168.

22Hamחָ֚םchamH2526,the fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of Canaanכְנַ֔עַןkhe.Na.'anH3667,sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200the nakednessעֶרְוַ֣ת'er.VatH6172of his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1,and toldוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046his twoלִשְׁנֵֽי־lish.nei-H8147brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251outsideבַּחֽוּץ׃ba.ChutzH2351.

23But Shemשֵׁ֨םshemH8035and Japhethוָיֶ֜פֶתva.Ye.fetH3315tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947a garmentהַשִּׂמְלָ֗הha.sim.LahH8071and laidוַיָּשִׂ֙ימוּ֙vai.ya.Si.muH7760it on bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֔םshe.nei.HemH8147their shouldersשְׁכֶ֣םshe.KhemH7926and walkedוַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vai.yel.KhuH1980backwardH322and coveredוַיְכַסּ֕וּvay.kha.SuH3680the nakednessעֶרְוַ֣ת'er.VatH6172of their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1;and their facesוּפְנֵיהֶם֙u.fe.nei.HemH6440wereturnedH322awayH322,so that they did not seeרָאֽוּ׃ra.'UH7200their father’sאֲבִיהֶ֖ם'a.vi.HemH1nakednessוְעֶרְוַ֥תve.'er.VatH6172.

24When Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146awokeוַיִּ֥יקֶץvai.Yi.ketzH3364from his wineמִיֵּינ֑וֹmi.yei.NoH3196,he knewוַיֵּ֕דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834his youngestהַקָּטָֽן׃ha.ka.TanH6996sonבְּנ֥וֹbe.NoH1121had doneעָ֥שָׂה־'A.sah-H6213to him.

25So he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Cursedאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779be Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667;A servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650of servantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650He shall be to his brothersלְאֶחָֽיו׃le.'e.ChavH251.”

26He also saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288be the Lordיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,The Godאֱלֹ֣הֵי'e.Lo.heiH430of Shemשֵׁ֑םShemH8035;And may Canaanכְנַ֖עַןkhe.Na.'anH3667behis servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650.

27May Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430enlargeיַ֤פְתְּyaftH6601Japhethלְיֶ֔פֶתle.Ye.fetH3315,And may he liveוְיִשְׁכֹּ֖ןve.yish.KonH7931in the tentsבְּאָֽהֳלֵי־be.'o.ho.lei-H168of Shemשֵׁ֑םShemH8035;And may Canaanכְנַ֖עַןkhe.Na.'anH3667behis servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650.”

28Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146livedוַֽיְחִי־vay.chi-H2421350שְׁלֹ֤שׁ מֵאוֹת֙ וַֽחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםshe.Losh me.'Ot va.cha.mi.ShimH7969 H3967 H2572yearsH8141afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310the floodהַמַּבּ֑וּלha.ma.BulH3999.

29So allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵי־ye.mei-H3117of Noahנֹ֔חַNo.achH5146were 950תְּשַׁ֤ע מֵאוֹת֙ וַחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםte.Sha' me.'Ot va.cha.mi.ShimH8672 H3967 H2572yearsH8141,and he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ פvai.ya.MotH4191.

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