Gen 9:21-27 : 21 {
"verseID": "Genesis.9.21",
"source": "וַיֵּ֥שְׁתְּ מִן־הַיַּ֖יִן וַיִּשְׁכָּ֑ר וַיִּתְגַּ֖ל בְּת֥וֹךְ אָהֳלֹֽה׃",
"text": "And-*wayyēšt* from-*hayyayin* and-*wayyiškār* and-*wayyitgal* in-*tôk* *ʾohŏlōh*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyēšt*": "waw-consecutive + imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he drank",
"*hayyayin*": "noun, masculine, singular + definite article - the wine",
"*wayyiškār*": "waw-consecutive + imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he became drunk",
"*wayyitgal*": "waw-consecutive + imperfect, 3rd singular masculine, hithpael (reflexive) - and he uncovered himself",
"*tôk*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct state - midst of",
"*ʾohŏlōh*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3rd person masculine singular possessive suffix - his tent"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyēšt*": "and he drank/and he imbibed",
"*hayyayin*": "the wine/the fermented drink",
"*wayyiškār*": "and he became drunk/and he was intoxicated",
"*wayyitgal*": "and he uncovered himself/and he exposed himself/and he became naked",
"*tôk*": "midst/middle/inside"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "Genesis.9.22",
"source": "וַיַּ֗רְא חָ֚ם אֲבִ֣י כְנַ֔עַן אֵ֖ת עֶרְוַ֣ת אָבִ֑יו וַיַּגֵּ֥ד לִשְׁנֵֽי־אֶחָ֖יו בַּחֽוּץ׃",
"text": "And-*wayyarĕʾ* *ḥām* *ʾăbî* *kĕnaʿan* *ʾēt* *ʿerwat* *ʾābîw* and-*wayyaggēd* to-*šĕnê*-*ʾeḥāyw* in-*baḥûṣ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyarĕʾ*": "waw-consecutive + imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he saw",
"*ḥām*": "proper noun, masculine, singular - Ham",
"*ʾăbî*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct state - father of",
"*kĕnaʿan*": "proper noun, masculine, singular - Canaan",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*ʿerwat*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct state - nakedness of",
"*ʾābîw*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3rd person masculine singular possessive suffix - his father",
"*wayyaggēd*": "waw-consecutive + imperfect, 3rd singular masculine, hiphil - and he told",
"*šĕnê*": "noun, masculine, dual, construct state - two of",
"*ʾeḥāyw*": "noun, masculine, plural + 3rd person masculine singular possessive suffix - his brothers",
"*baḥûṣ*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular + definite article - in the outside"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyarĕʾ*": "and he saw/and he looked at/and he observed",
"*ʾăbî*": "father of/ancestor of/originator of",
"*ʿerwat*": "nakedness/private parts/shame/genitalia of",
"*wayyaggēd*": "and he told/and he declared/and he reported",
"*baḥûṣ*": "outside/in the street/in public"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Genesis.9.23",
"source": "וַיִּקַּח֩ שֵׁ֨ם וָיֶ֜פֶת אֶת־הַשִּׂמְלָ֗ה וַיָּשִׂ֙ימוּ֙ עַל־שְׁכֶ֣ם שְׁנֵיהֶ֔ם וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ אֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית וַיְכַסּ֕וּ אֵ֖ת עֶרְוַ֣ת אֲבִיהֶ֑ם וּפְנֵיהֶם֙ אֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית וְעֶרְוַ֥ת אֲבִיהֶ֖ם לֹ֥א רָאֽוּ׃",
"text": "And-*wayyiqqaḥ* *šēm* and-*yepet* *ʾet*-*haśśimlāh* and-*wayyāśîmû* upon-*šĕkem* *šĕnêhem* and-*wayyēlĕkû* *ʾăḥōrannît* and-*wayĕkassû* *ʾēt* *ʿerwat* *ʾăbîhem* and-*pĕnêhem* *ʾăḥōrannît* and-*ʿerwat* *ʾăbîhem* *lōʾ* *rāʾû*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyiqqaḥ*": "waw-consecutive + imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he took",
"*šēm*": "proper noun, masculine, singular - Shem",
"*yepet*": "proper noun, masculine, singular - Japheth",
"*haśśimlāh*": "noun, feminine, singular + definite article - the garment",
"*wayyāśîmû*": "waw-consecutive + imperfect, 3rd plural masculine - and they placed",
"*šĕkem*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct state - shoulder of",
"*šĕnêhem*": "noun, masculine, dual + 3rd person masculine plural possessive suffix - both of them",
"*wayyēlĕkû*": "waw-consecutive + imperfect, 3rd plural masculine - and they walked",
"*ʾăḥōrannît*": "adverb - backward",
"*wayĕkassû*": "waw-consecutive + imperfect, 3rd plural masculine, piel - and they covered",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*ʿerwat*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct state - nakedness of",
"*ʾăbîhem*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3rd person masculine plural possessive suffix - their father",
"*pĕnêhem*": "noun, masculine, plural + 3rd person masculine plural possessive suffix - their faces",
"*ʾăḥōrannît*": "adverb - backward",
"*ʿerwat*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct state - nakedness of",
"*ʾăbîhem*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3rd person masculine plural possessive suffix - their father",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*rāʾû*": "perfect, 3rd plural - they saw"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyiqqaḥ*": "and he took/and he received/and he grasped",
"*haśśimlāh*": "the garment/the outer garment/the cloak",
"*wayyāśîmû*": "and they placed/and they put/and they set",
"*šĕkem*": "shoulder/back/upper back",
"*wayyēlĕkû*": "and they walked/and they went/and they moved",
"*ʾăḥōrannît*": "backward/behind/with their backs",
"*wayĕkassû*": "and they covered/and they hid/and they concealed",
"*ʿerwat*": "nakedness/private parts/shame/genitalia of",
"*pĕnêhem*": "their faces/their presence/their front",
"*rāʾû*": "they saw/they looked at/they beheld"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "Genesis.9.24",
"source": "וַיִּ֥יקֶץ נֹ֖חַ מִיֵּינ֑וֹ וַיֵּ֕דַע אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־עָ֥שָׂה־ל֖וֹ בְּנ֥וֹ הַקָּטָֽן׃",
"text": "And-*wayyîqeṣ* *nōaḥ* from-*yêynô* and-*wayyēdaʿ* *ʾēt* which-*ʿāśāh*-to-him *bĕnô* *haqqāṭān*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyîqeṣ*": "waw-consecutive + imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he awoke",
"*nōaḥ*": "proper noun, masculine, singular - Noah",
"*yêynô*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3rd person masculine singular possessive suffix - his wine",
"*wayyēdaʿ*": "waw-consecutive + imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he knew",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*ʿāśāh*": "perfect, 3rd singular masculine - he did/had done",
"*lô*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him",
"*bĕnô*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3rd person masculine singular possessive suffix - his son",
"*haqqāṭān*": "adjective, masculine, singular + definite article - the youngest"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyîqeṣ*": "and he awoke/and he roused himself/and he woke up",
"*yêynô*": "his wine/his intoxication/his drunkenness",
"*wayyēdaʿ*": "and he knew/and he perceived/and he understood",
"*ʿāśāh*": "had done/had performed/had committed",
"*haqqāṭān*": "the youngest/the smallest/the little one"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "Genesis.9.25",
"source": "וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אָר֣וּר כְּנָ֑עַן עֶ֥בֶד עֲבָדִ֖ים יִֽהְיֶ֥ה לְאֶחָֽיו׃",
"text": "And-*wayyōʾmer* *ʾārûr* *kĕnāʿan* *ʿebed* *ʿăbādîm* *yihyeh* to-*ʾeḥāyw*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he said",
"*ʾārûr*": "passive participle, masculine, singular, qal - cursed",
"*kĕnāʿan*": "proper noun, masculine, singular - Canaan",
"*ʿebed*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct state - servant of",
"*ʿăbādîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - servants",
"*yihyeh*": "imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - he will be",
"*ʾeḥāyw*": "noun, masculine, plural + 3rd person masculine singular possessive suffix - his brothers"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾārûr*": "cursed/accursed/under a curse",
"*ʿebed*": "servant/slave/bondservant",
"*ʿăbādîm*": "servants/slaves/bondmen",
"*ʾeḥāyw*": "his brothers/his kinsmen/his relatives"
}
}
26 {
"verseID": "Genesis.9.26",
"source": "וַיֹּ֕אמֶר בָּר֥וּךְ יְהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹ֣הֵי שֵׁ֑ם וִיהִ֥י כְנַ֖עַן עֶ֥בֶד לָֽמוֹ׃",
"text": "And-*wayyōʾmer* *bārûk* *yhwh* *ʾĕlōhê* *šēm* and-*wîhî* *kĕnaʿan* *ʿebed* to-them.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he said",
"*bārûk*": "passive participle, masculine, singular, qal - blessed",
"*yhwh*": "divine name - YHWH/the LORD",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct state - God of",
"*šēm*": "proper noun, masculine, singular - Shem",
"*wîhî*": "jussive, 3rd singular masculine with waw-consecutive - and may he be",
"*kĕnaʿan*": "proper noun, masculine, singular - Canaan",
"*ʿebed*": "noun, masculine, singular - servant",
"*lāmô*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix (poetic/archaic form) - to him/them"
},
"variants": {
"*bārûk*": "blessed/praised/honored",
"*yhwh*": "YHWH/the LORD/Jehovah",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "God of/deity of",
"*wîhî*": "may he be/let him be",
"*ʿebed*": "servant/slave/bondservant",
"*lāmô*": "to them/to him (poetic form)"
}
}
27 {
"verseID": "Genesis.9.27",
"source": "יַ֤פְתְּ אֱלֹהִים֙ לְיֶ֔פֶת וְיִשְׁכֹּ֖ן בְּאָֽהֳלֵי־שֵׁ֑ם וִיהִ֥י כְנַ֖עַן עֶ֥בֶד לָֽמוֹ׃",
"text": "*Yapt* *ʾĕlōhîm* to-*yepet* and-*yiškōn* in-*ʾohŏlê*-*šēm* and-*wîhî* *kĕnaʿan* *ʿebed* to-them.",
"grammar": {
"*yapt*": "jussive, 3rd singular masculine, hiphil - may he enlarge",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine, plural form (divine plural) - God",
"*yepet*": "proper noun, masculine, singular - Japheth",
"*yiškōn*": "jussive, 3rd singular masculine - may he dwell",
"*ʾohŏlê*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct state - tents of",
"*šēm*": "proper noun, masculine, singular - Shem",
"*wîhî*": "jussive, 3rd singular masculine with waw-consecutive - and may he be",
"*kĕnaʿan*": "proper noun, masculine, singular - Canaan",
"*ʿebed*": "noun, masculine, singular - servant",
"*lāmô*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix (poetic/archaic form) - to him/them"
},
"variants": {
"*yapt*": "may he enlarge/may he expand/may he make room (wordplay on Japheth's name)",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings/judges",
"*yiškōn*": "may he dwell/may he live/may he reside",
"*ʾohŏlê*": "tents of/dwellings of/territory of",
"*wîhî*": "may he be/let him be",
"*ʿebed*": "servant/slave/bondservant",
"*lāmô*": "to them/to him (poetic form)"
}
}