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The Sons of Noah: Morphological Patterns and Narrative Precision in Genesis 6:10
וַיֹּ֥ולֶד נֹ֖חַ שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה בָנִ֑ים אֶת־שֵׁ֖ם אֶת־חָ֥ם וְאֶת־יָֽפֶת׃
Just before the deluge reshapes the world, we are given a quiet genealogical statement that carries immense theological weight. In Genesis 6:10, the text pauses to inform us that Noah fathered three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. This verse stands at the threshold of divine judgment and human renewal—a moment where language must carry both history and hope.
We will explore one non-obvious grammatical phenomenon embedded in this verse: the use of the definite marker אֶת before each son’s name, even though they appear for the first time in the narrative.… Learn Hebrew
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