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Genesis 9:23
King James Version
Genesis 9:23
King James Version
23 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.
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Genesis 9:23
New International Version
Genesis 9:23
New International Version
23 But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it across their shoulders; then they walked in backward and covered their father’s naked body. Their faces were turned the other way so that they would not see their father naked.
Genesis 9:23
New King James Version
Genesis 9:23
New King James Version
23 (A)But Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were [a]turned away, and they did not see their father’s nakedness.
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- Genesis 9:23 Lit. backwards
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