he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”Genesis 9:25
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אָר֣וּר כְּנָ֑עַן עֶ֥בֶד עֲבָדִ֖ים יִֽהְיֶ֥ה לְאֶחָֽיו׃
- וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- אָר֣וּר'a.Rur“[be] cursed”Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from אָרַר · “to curse” · Strong's H0779
- כְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'an“Canaan”Noun, proper name of a man · from כְּנַ֫עַן · “Canaan” · Strong's H3667G
- עֶ֥בֶד'E.ved“a slave of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
- עֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.Dim“slaves”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
- יִֽהְיֶ֥הyih.Yeh“he will be”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- לְאֶחָֽיו׃le.'e.Chav“of brothers his”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)