Genesis 9:18-29

Common English Bible

Shem’s blessing and Canaan’s curse

¹⁸ Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth came out of the ark. Now Ham was Canaan’s father. ¹⁹ These were Noah’s three sons, and from them the whole earth was populated. ²⁰ Noah, a farmer, made a new start and planted a vineyard. ²¹ He drank some of the wine, became drunk, and took off his clothes in his tent. ²² Ham, Canaan’s father, saw his father naked and told his two brothers who were outside. ²³ Shem and Japheth took a robe, threw it over their shoulders, walked backward, and covered their naked father without looking at him because they turned away. ²⁴ When Noah woke up from his wine, he discovered what his youngest son had done to him. ²⁵ He said,

²⁸ After the flood, Noah lived 350 years. ²⁹ In all, Noah lived 950 years; then he died.