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And he drankוַיֵּשְׁתְּof the wineמִן הַיַּיִןand became drunkוַיִּשְׁכָּרand uncovered himselfוַיִּתְגַּלinsideבְּתוֹךְhis tent.אָהֳלֹה
Genesis 9:21
Study it in the app“And he drank of the wine and became drunk and uncovered himself inside his tent.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 9:21, word by word
- And he drankיֵּשְׁתְּyesht
drink
Drink.
Where else “yesht” appears- of the wineיַּיִןyayin
wine
Wine; also drunkenness.
Where else “yayin” appears- and became drunkיִּשְׁכָּרyishkar
get drunk
To drink until senseless.
Where else “yishkar” appears- and uncovered himselfיִּתְגַּלyitgal
uncover
To remove what covers, leaving something in view.
Where else “yitgal” appears- insideתוֹךְtoch
inside
The inside of a place or an enclosed space.
Where else “toch” appears- his tentאָהֳלֹaholo
tent
A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.
Where else “aholo” appears
The context
20And Noah, a man of the ground, was the first to plant a vineyard.
21 · This verse (above)
22And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father and told his two brothers outside.
To study Genesis 9 in a group
1. What it says
What sign did Elohim set as a covenant with Noah and every living creature (vv. 12-13)?
2. What it means
What does verse 6 say about the value of human life, and what reason does it give?
3. How I live it
What simple sign can help you remember Elohim’s promises today?