Genesis 9:22
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers outside.
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ASV
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
KJV
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
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11 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֗רְא | vai.Yar' | and he saw | H7200 → |
| חָ֚ם | cham | Ham | H2526 → |
| אֲבִ֣י | 'a.Vi | [the] father of | H1 → |
| כְנַ֔עַן | khe.Na.'an | Canaan | H3667 → |
| אֵ֖ת | 'et | <obj.> | H853 → |
| עֶרְוַ֣ת | 'er.Vat | [the] nakedness of | H6172 → |
| אָבִ֑יו | 'a.Viv | father his | H1 → |
| וַיַּגֵּ֥ד | vai.ya.Ged | and he told | H5046 → |
| לִשְׁנֵֽי־ | lish.nei- | to [the] two | H8147 → |
| אֶחָ֖יו | 'e.Chav | brothers his | H251 → |
| בַּחֽוּץ׃ | ba.Chutz | on the outside | H2351 → |
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