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Genesis 9:18-27

18And thesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofNoahנֹ֗חַNo.achH5146, that wentforthהַיֹּֽצְאִים֙hai.yo.tze.'ImH3318from thearkהַתֵּבָ֔הha.te.VahH8392, wereShemשֵׁ֖םshemH8035, andHamוְחָ֣םve.ChamH2526, andJaphethוָיָ֑פֶתva.Ya.fetH3315: andHamוְחָ֕ם ה֖וּאve.Cham hu'H2526 H1931was thefatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1ofCanaanכְנָֽעַן׃khe.Na.'anH3667.

19Thesethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969were thesonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofNoahנֹ֑חַNo.achH5146: and from them was the wholeearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776overspreadנָֽפְצָ֥הna.fe.TzahH5310.

20AndNoahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146beganוַיָּ֥חֶלvai.Ya.chelH2490to be afarmerאִ֣ישׁ הָֽאֲדָמָ֑ה'ish ha.'a.da.MahH376 H127, and heplantedוַיִּטַּ֖עvai.yi.Ta'H5193avineyardכָּֽרֶם׃Ka.remH3754:

21And hedrankוַיֵּ֥שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354of thewineהַיַּ֖יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196, and wasdrunkוַיִּשְׁכָּ֑רvai.yish.KarH7937; and he wasuncoveredוַיִּתְגַּ֖לvai.yit.GalH1540withinבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432histentאָהֳלֽוֹ׃'o.ho.LoH168.

22AndHamחָ֚םchamH2526, thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofCanaanכְנַ֔עַןkhe.Na.'anH3667,sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200thenakednessעֶרְוַ֣ת'er.VatH6172of hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1, andtoldוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046histwoלִשְׁנֵֽי־lish.nei-H8147brethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251outsideבַּחֽוּץ׃ba.ChutzH2351.

23AndShemשֵׁ֨םshemH8035andJaphethוָיֶ֜פֶתva.Ye.fetH3315tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947agarmentהַשִּׂמְלָ֗הha.sim.LahH8071, andlaidוַיָּשִׂ֙ימוּ֙vai.ya.Si.muH7760it uponbothשְׁנֵיהֶ֔םshe.nei.HemH8147theirshouldersשְׁכֶ֣םshe.KhemH7926, andwentH3212backwardאֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית'a.Cho.ra.NitH322, andcoveredוַיְכַסּ֕וּvay.kha.SuH3680thenakednessעֶרְוַ֣ת'er.VatH6172of theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1; and theirfacesוּפְנֵיהֶם֙u.fe.nei.HemH6440werebackwardאֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית'a.Cho.ra.NitH322, and theysawרָאֽוּ׃ra.'UH7200not theirfather’sאֲבִיהֶ֖ם'a.vi.HemH1nakednessוְעֶרְוַ֥תve.'er.VatH6172.

24AndNoahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146awokeוַיִּ֥יקֶץvai.Yi.ketzH3364from hiswineמִיֵּינ֑וֹmi.yei.NoH3196, andknewוַיֵּ֕דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045what hisyoungerהַקָּטָֽן׃ha.ka.TanH6996sonבְּנ֥וֹbe.NoH1121haddoneעָ֥שָׂה־'A.sah-H6213to him.

25And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Cursedאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779beCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667; aservantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650ofservantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650shall he be to hisbrethrenלְאֶחָֽיו׃le.'e.ChavH251.

26And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDיְהֹוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹ֣הֵי'e.Lo.heiH430ofShemשֵׁ֑םShemH8035; andCanaanכְנַ֖עַןkhe.Na.'anH3667shallbeוִיהִ֥יvi.HiH1961hisservantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650.

27Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430shallenlargeיַ֤פְתְּyaftH6601Japhethלְיֶ֔פֶתle.Ye.fetH3315, and he shalldwellוְיִשְׁכֹּ֖ןve.yish.KonH7931in thetentsבְּאָֽהֳלֵי־be.'o.ho.lei-H168ofShemשֵׁ֑םShemH8035; andCanaanכְנַ֖עַןkhe.Na.'anH3667shall be hisservantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650.

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