23. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 9:23:1 ⧉וַיִּקַּח֩vayikkakh{And they} took Genesis 9:23:2 ⧉שֵׁ֨םshemShem Genesis 9:23:3 ⧉וָיֶ֜פֶתvayefetand Japheth Genesis 9:23:4 ⧉אֶת־הַשִּׂמְלָ֗הethasimlathe garment Genesis 9:23:5 ⧉וַיָּשִׂ֙ימוּ֙vayasimu{And} they placed Genesis 9:23:6 ⧉עַל־שְׁכֶ֣םalshekhemon the shoulder of Genesis 9:23:7 ⧉שְׁנֵיהֶ֔םsheneehemboth of them Genesis 9:23:8 ⧉וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vayelekhu{And} they walked Genesis 9:23:9 ⧉אֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔יתakhoranitbackward Genesis 9:23:10 ⧉וַיְכַסּ֕וּvayekhasu{And} they covered Genesis 9:23:11 ⧉אֵ֖תet Genesis 9:23:12 ⧉עֶרְוַ֣תervatthe nakedness of Genesis 9:23:13 ⧉אֲבִיהֶ֑םavihemtheir father Genesis 9:23:14 ⧉וּפְנֵיהֶם֙ufeneehemand their faces Genesis 9:23:15 ⧉אֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔יתakhoranitbackward Genesis 9:23:16 ⧉וְעֶרְוַ֥תveervatand the nakedness of Genesis 9:23:17 ⧉אֲבִיהֶ֖םavihemtheir father Genesis 9:23:18 ⧉לֹ֥אlodid not Genesis 9:23:19 ⧉רָאֽוּ׃rausee |
23. Formal Translation Then Shem and Japheth took the garment and draped it across their shoulders; they backed away and covered their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father’s nakedness. |
23. Dynamic Translation So Shem and Japheth took a cloak, slung it over their shoulders, and walked backward to cover their father. With their faces turned away, they did not see their father’s nakedness. |