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Genesis 9:23-27

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.”

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