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Genesis 9:23-25

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.

24And Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146awokeוַיִּ֥יקֶץvai.Yi.ketzH3364from his wineמִיֵּינ֑וֹmi.yei.NoH3196,and knewוַיֵּ֕דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045what his youngerהַקָּטָֽן׃ha.ka.TanH6996sonבְּנ֥וֹbe.NoH1121had doneעָ֥שָׂה־'A.sah-H6213unto him.

25And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Cursedאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779beCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667;a servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650of servantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650shall he be unto his brethrenלְאֶחָֽיו׃le.'e.ChavH251.

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