Genesis
Genesis 9:23
23Then Shem and Japheth took a garment and placed it across their shoulders, and walking backward, they covered their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father’s nakedness.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Shem | שֵׁ֨ם | šêm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8035 Shem |
| and Japheth | וָיֶ֜פֶת | wā·ye·p̄eṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3315 Jepheth |
| took | וַיִּקַּח֩ | way·yiq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| a garment | הַשִּׂמְלָ֗ה | haś·śim·lāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8071 wrapper, mantle |
| and placed | וַיָּשִׂ֙ימוּ֙ | way·yā·śî·mū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7760 put, place, set |
| it across | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| their shoulders | שְׁכֶ֣ם | šə·ḵem | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7926 shoulder |
| and walking | וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ | way·yê·lə·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| backward | אֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית | ’ă·ḥō·ran·nîṯ | Adverb | H322 backwards |
| they covered | וַיְכַסּ֕וּ | way·ḵas·sū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3680 cover |
| their father’s | אֲבִיהֶ֑ם | ’ă·ḇî·hem | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H1 father |
| nakedness | עֶרְוַ֣ת | ‘er·waṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H6172 nakedness, pudenda |
| Their faces | וּפְנֵיהֶם֙ | ū·p̄ə·nê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H6440 face, before |
| were turned away | אֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית | ’ă·ḥō·ran·nîṯ | Adverb | H322 backwards |
| so that they did not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| see | רָאֽוּ׃ | rā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7200 see |
| their father’s | אֲבִיהֶ֖ם | ’ă·ḇî·hem | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H1 father |
| nakedness | וְעֶרְוַ֥ת | wə·‘er·waṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct | H6172 nakedness, pudenda |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.