KJV: And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
YLT: And Noah begetteth three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Darby: And Noah begot three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
ASV: And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
| וַיּ֥וֹלֶד | And begat |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָלַד Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail. |
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| נֹ֖חַ | Noah |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: נׄחַ Sense: son of Lamech, father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth; builder of the ark which saved his family from the destruction of the world which God sent on the world by the flood; became the new seminal head of the human race because his family were the only survivors of the flood. |
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| שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה | three |
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Parse: Number, masculine singular Root: מִשְׁלֹשׁ Sense: three, triad. |
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| בָנִ֑ים | sons |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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| אֶת־ | - |
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Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative. |
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| שֵׁ֖ם | Shem |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שֵׁם Sense: the eldest son of Noah and progenitor of the Semitic tribes. |
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| חָ֥ם | Ham |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: חָם Sense: 2nd son of Noah, father of Canaan and of various peoples which were inhabitants of southern lands. |
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| יָֽפֶת | Japheth |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יֶפֶת Sense: the 3rd son of Noah whose descendants after the flood settled on the coastal lands of the Mediterranean spreading north into Europe and parts of Asia. |
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