Genesis 9:18-29
Legacy Standard Bible
Noah’s Three Sons
18 Now the sons of Noah who went out of the ark were Shem and Ham and Japheth; and (A)Ham was the father of Canaan. 19 These three were the sons of Noah, and (B)from these the whole earth was scattered abroad.
20 Then Noah began to be [a]a man of the land and planted a vineyard. 21 And he drank of the wine and (C)became drunk and uncovered himself inside his tent. 22 Then Ham, the father of Canaan, (D)saw the nakedness of his father and told his two brothers outside. 23 But Shem and Japheth took the garment and laid it upon both their shoulders and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were turned backward, so that they did not see their father’s nakedness. 24 Then Noah awoke from his wine, and he knew what his youngest son had done to him. 25 So he said,
26 And he said,
“(G)Blessed be Yahweh,
The God of Shem;
And let Canaan be [c]his servant.
27 (H)May God enlarge Japheth,
And let him dwell in the tents of Shem;
And let Canaan be [d]his servant.”
28 And Noah lived 350 years after the flood. 29 So all the days of Noah were 950 years, and he died.
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- Genesis 9:20 Or a farmer
- Genesis 9:25 The lowest of servants
- Genesis 9:26 Or their
- Genesis 9:27 Or their
Genesis 9:18-29
New Living Translation
Noah’s Sons
18 The sons of Noah who came out of the boat with their father were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Ham is the father of Canaan.) 19 From these three sons of Noah came all the people who now populate the earth.
20 After the flood, Noah began to cultivate the ground, and he planted a vineyard. 21 One day he drank some wine he had made, and he became drunk and lay naked inside his tent. 22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw that his father was naked and went outside and told his brothers. 23 Then Shem and Japheth took a robe, held it over their shoulders, and backed into the tent to cover their father. As they did this, they looked the other way so they would not see him naked.
24 When Noah woke up from his stupor, he learned what Ham, his youngest son, had done. 25 Then he cursed Canaan, the son of Ham:
“May Canaan be cursed!
May he be the lowest of servants to his relatives.”
26 Then Noah said,
“May the Lord, the God of Shem, be blessed,
and may Canaan be his servant!
27 May God expand the territory of Japheth!
May Japheth share the prosperity of Shem,[a]
and may Canaan be his servant.”
28 Noah lived another 350 years after the great flood. 29 He lived 950 years, and then he died.
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- 9:27 Hebrew May he live in the tents of Shem.
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