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But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it upon both their shoulders and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were turned away, so that they did not see their father's nakedness.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
But Shem "name," oldest son of Noah Noun H8035 שֵׁ֨ם shem
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and Japheth a son of Noah Noun H3315 וָיֶ֜פֶת va·ye·fet
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took to take Verb H3947 וַיִּקַּח֩ vai·yik·kach
a garment a wrapper, mantle Noun H8071 הַשִּׂמְלָ֗ה has·sim·lah
and laid to put, place, set Verb H7760 וַיָּשִׂ֙ימוּ֙ vai·ya·si·mu
it upon both two (a card. number) Noun H8147 שְׁנֵיהֶ֔ם she·nei·hem,
their shoulders shoulder Noun H7926 שְׁכֶ֣ם she·chem
and walked to go, come, walk Verb H1980 וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ vai·ye·le·chu
backward backwards Adverb H322 אֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית a·cho·ran·nit,
and covered to cover Verb H3680 וַיְכַסּ֕וּ vay·chas·su
the nakedness nakedness Noun H6172 עֶרְוַ֣ת er·vat
of their father; father Noun H1 אֲבִיהֶ֑ם a·vi·hem;
and their faces face, faces Noun H6440 וּפְנֵיהֶם֙ u·fe·nei·hem
were turned away, backwards Adverb H322 אֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית a·cho·ran·nit,
so that they did not see to see Verb H7200 רָאֽוּ׃ ra·'u.
their father's father Noun H1 אֲבִיהֶ֖ם a·vi·hem
nakedness. nakedness Noun H6172 וְעֶרְוַ֥ת ve·'er·vat

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Shem

|name,| oldest son of Noah

Japheth

Japheth [N] [S] wide spreading: "God shall enlarge Japheth" (Heb. Yaphat Elohim le-Yephet,  Genesis 9:27 . Some, however, derive the name from yaphah , "to be beautiful;" hence white), one of the sons of Noah, mentioned last in order ( Genesis 5:32 ;  6:10 ;  7:13 ), perhaps first by birth ( 10:21 ; comp  9:24 ). He and his wife were t... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it upon both their shoulders and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were turned away, so that they did not see their father's nakedness.
King James Bible But And Shem and Japheth took a garment garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders shoulders, and walked backward went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were turned away, so that backward, and they did saw not see their father's nakedness.
Hebrew Greek English But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it upon both their shoulders and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were turned away, so that they did not see their father's nakedness.