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AndוַNoahנֹחַawokeיִּיקֶץfrom his wineמִיֵּינוֹand knewוַיֵּדַעwhatאֵת אֲשֶׁרhis youngestהַקָּטָןsonבְּנוֹhad doneעָשָׂהto him.לוֹ
Genesis 9:24
Study it in the app“And Noah awoke from his wine and knew what his youngest son had done to him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 9:24, word by word
- Noahנֹחַnoach
Noah
Noah, son of Lamech, the man who found favor with YHWH and was saved with his family in the ark from the flood. In Hebrew "Noach" sounds like "rest" and "comfort" (Genesis 5:29).
Where else “noach” appears- awokeיִּיקֶץyikets
wake up
Wake up, awake.
Where else “yikets” appears- from his wineיֵּינyen
wine
Wine; also drunkenness.
Where else “yen” appears- and knewיֵּדַעyeda
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yeda” appears- his youngestקָּטָןkatan
youngest
The youngest son or daughter of the family, the last one born.
Where else “katan” appears- sonבְּנben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- had doneעָשָׂהasa
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appears
The context
23And Shem and Japheth took the cloak and laid it on the shoulders of both of them, and they walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were turned backward, and the nakedness of their father they did not see.
24 · This verse (above)
25And he said, “Cursed be Canaan; a slave of slaves he will be to his brothers.”
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?