Genesis 9:18 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.”
Genesis 9:18 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 9:1813 words
וַיִּהְיוּwayihəyûAnd exist
בְנֵיvənêSon
נֹחַnōḥaNoach
הַיֹּצְאִיםhayōṣəʾîmThe go
מִןminPart
הַתֵּבָהhatēvāhThe box
שֵׁםšēmShem
וְחָםwəḥāmAnd Cham
וָיָפֶתwāyāp̄etAnd Jepheth
וְחָםwəḥāmAnd Cham
הוּאhûʾHe
אֲבִיʾăvîFather
כְנָעַןḵənāʿanKenaan
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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