Genesis 9:20-27
English Standard Version
20 Noah began to be a man of the soil, and he planted a vineyard.[a] 21 He drank of the wine and became drunk and lay uncovered in his tent. 22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father and told his two brothers outside. 23 Then Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned backward, and they did not see their father's nakedness. 24 When Noah awoke from his wine (A)and knew what his youngest son had done to him, 25 he said,
26 He also said,
“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Shem;
and let Canaan be his servant.
27 May God enlarge Japheth,[b]
and let him dwell in the tents of Shem,
and let Canaan be his servant.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 9:20 Or Noah, a man of the soil, was the first to plant a vineyard
- Genesis 9:27 Japheth sounds like the Hebrew for enlarge
Genesis 9:20-27
New American Standard Bible
20 Then Noah began [a]farming and planted a vineyard. 21 He drank some of the wine and (A)became drunk, and uncovered himself inside his tent. 22 Ham, the father of Canaan, (B)saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside. 23 But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it on both their shoulders and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were [b]turned away, so that they did not see their father’s nakedness. 24 When Noah awoke from his wine, he knew what his youngest son had done to him. 25 So he said,
26 He also said,
“(E)Blessed be the Lord,
The God of Shem;
And may Canaan be [d]his servant.
27 (F)May God enlarge Japheth,
And may he live in the tents of Shem;
And may Canaan be [e]his servant.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 9:20 Lit to be a farmer
- Genesis 9:23 Lit backward
- Genesis 9:25 I.e., The lowest of servants
- Genesis 9:26 Or their
- Genesis 9:27 Or their
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