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Genesis 9:21 — King James Version← Study notes

And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.


Genesis 9:21Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 9:217 words
וַיֵּשְׁתְּwayēšətəAnd imbibe
מִןminPart
הַיַּיִןhayayinThe wine
וַיִּשְׁכָּרwayišəkārAnd become tipsy
וַיִּתְגַּלwayitəgalAnd denude
בְּתוֹךְbətwōḵəIn bisection
אָהֳלֹהʾāhŏlōhTent
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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וַיֵּשְׁתְּwayēšətəAnd imbibe
מִןminPart
הַיַּיִןhayayinThe wine
וַיִּשְׁכָּרwayišəkārAnd become tipsy
וַיִּתְגַּלwayitəgalAnd denude
בְּתוֹךְbətwōḵəIn bisection
אָהֳלֹהʾāhŏlōhTent

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