NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon And ShemShem (shame) name; Shem, a son of Noah (often includ. his posterity) -- Sem, Shem. and Japheth Yepheth (yeh'-feth) expansion; Jepheth, a son of Noah; also his posterity -- Japheth. took laqach (law-kakh') to take (in the widest variety of applications) a garment simlah (sim-law') a dress, especially a mantle -- apparel, cloth(-es, -ing), garment, raiment. and laid suwm (soom) to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work. it upon both shnayim (shen-ah'-yim) two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two. their shoulders shkem (shek-em') the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of a hill -- back, consent, portion, shoulder. and went yalak (yaw-lak') to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses) backward 'achoranniyth (akh-o-ran-neeth') backwards -- back (-ward, again). and covered kacah (kaw-saw') to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy) -- clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. the nakedness `ervah (er-vaw') nudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish) -- nakedness, shame, unclean(-ness). of their father 'ab (awb) father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-. and their faces paniym (paw-neem') the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) were backward 'achoranniyth (akh-o-ran-neeth') backwards -- back (-ward, again). and they saw ra'ah (raw-aw') to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions. not their father's 'ab (awb) father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-. nakedness `ervah (er-vaw') nudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish) -- nakedness, shame, unclean(-ness). Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it upon both their shoulders and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were turned away, so that they did not see their father's nakedness. King James Bible And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Shem and Japheth took a cloak and placed it over both their shoulders, and walking backward, they covered their father's nakedness. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father naked. International Standard Version Then Shem and Japheth took their father's cloak, laid it across both their shoulders, and walking backwards, they both covered their father's genitals. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father's genitals. NET Bible Shem and Japheth took the garment and placed it on their shoulders. Then they walked in backwards and covered up their father's nakedness. Their faces were turned the other way so they did not see their father's nakedness. GOD'S WORD® Translation Shem and Japheth took a blanket and laid it over their shoulders. Then they walked in backwards and covered their father's naked body. They turned their faces away so that they didn't see their father naked. King James 2000 Bible And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness. Links Genesis 9:23Genesis 9:23 NIV Genesis 9:23 NLT Genesis 9:23 ESV Genesis 9:23 NASB Genesis 9:23 KJV |
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