Genesis

Genesis 9:24–25

²⁴When Noah awoke from his drunkenness and learned what his youngest son had done to him, ²⁵he said,

“Cursed be Canaan!

A servant of servants

shall he be to his brothers.”

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Noah	נֹ֖חַ	nō·aḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5146 Noah
awoke	וַיִּ֥יקֶץ	way·yî·qeṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3364 awake
from his drunkenness	מִיֵּינ֑וֹ	mî·yê·nōw	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3196 wine
and learned	וַיֵּ֕דַע	way·yê·ḏa‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
what	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
his youngest	הַקָּטָֽן׃	haq·qā·ṭān	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6996 small, young, unimportant
son	בְּנ֥וֹ	bə·nōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
had done	עָ֥שָׂה־	‘ā·śāh-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
to him	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
he said	וַיֹּ֖אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Cursed be	אָר֣וּר	’ā·rūr	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H779 curse
Canaan	כְּנָ֑עַן	kə·nā·‘an	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3667 Canaan
A servant	עֶ֥בֶד	‘e·ḇeḏ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5650 slave, servant
of servants	עֲבָדִ֖ים	‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5650 slave, servant
shall he be	יִֽהְיֶ֥ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to his brothers	לְאֶחָֽיו׃	lə·’e·ḥāw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother

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Genesis 9:25 Deuteronomy 27:16 · Joshua 9:23 · Judges 1:28–30 · John 8:34 · 1 Kings 9:20–21 · Joshua 9:27 · 2 Chronicles 8:7–8 · Genesis 9:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.