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Genesis 9:25 — King James Version← Study notes

And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.


Genesis 9:25Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 9:257 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
אָרוּרʾārûrExecrate
כְּנָעַןkənāʿanKenaan
עֶבֶדʿevedServant
עֲבָדִיםʿăvādîmServant
יִהְיֶהyihəyehExist
לְאֶחָיוləʾeḥāywTo brother
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
אָרוּרʾārûrExecrate
כְּנָעַןkənāʿanKenaan
עֶבֶדʿevedServant
עֲבָדִיםʿăvādîmServant
יִהְיֶהyihəyehExist
לְאֶחָיוləʾeḥāywTo brother

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