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Genesis 9:21

And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.

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וַיֵּ֥שְׁתְּvayesheteand banquetשָׁתָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and banquet”, the next action in the storyH8354to imbibe (literally or figuratively)[idiom] assuredly, banquet, [idiom] certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk ([idiom] -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.הַיַּ֖יִןhayayinthe wineיַיִןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the wine”, the ordinary formH3196wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxicationbanqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).וַיִּשְׁכָּ֑רvayishkarand drinkשָׁכַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and drink”, the next action in the storyH7937to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with astimulating drink or (figuratively) influence(be filled with) drink (abundantly), (be, make) drunk(-en), be merry. (Superlative of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)וַיִּתְגַּ֖לvayitgaland exileגָּלָהconjunction, verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and exile”, the next action in the storyH1540to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal[phrase] advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, [idiom] plainly, publish, remove, reveal, [idiom] shamelessly, shew, [idiom] surely, tell, uncover.בְּת֥וֹךְbetokhein amongתָּוֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in among”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centreamong(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).אָהֳלֹֽהaholotentאֹהֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “tent”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH168a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.

Young’s Literal Translation

and drinketh of the wine, and is drunken, and uncovereth himself in the midst of the tent.

World English Bible

He drank of the wine and got drunk. He was uncovered within his tent.

Darby Translation

And he drank of the wine, and was drunken, and he uncovered himself in his tent.

Douay-Rheims

And drinking of the wine was made drunk, and was uncovered in his tent.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he drank of the wine, and was drunk, and was naked in his house.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔπιεν ἐκ τοῦ οἴνου, καὶ ἐμεθύσθη, καὶ ἐγυμνώθη ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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