Genesis 9
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Genesis 9:18-29

18The sonsH1121 of NoahH5146 who came outH3318 ofH4480 the arkH8392 wereH1961 ShemH8035, HamH2526, and JaphethH3315. And HamH2526H1931 was the fatherH1 of CanaanH3667. 19TheseH428 threeH7969 were the sonsH1121 of NoahH5146, and from themH428 the wholeH3605 earthH776 was populatedH5310.

20Now NoahH5146, a manH376 of the soilH127, proceededH24901 to plantH5193 a vineyardH3754. 21But when he drankH8354 some ofH4480 its wineH3196, he became drunkH7937 and uncovered himselfH1540 insideH8432 his tentH168. 22And HamH2526, the fatherH1 of CanaanH3667, sawH7200 his father’sH1 nakednessH6172 and toldH5046 his twoH8147 brothersH251 outsideH2351.

23Then ShemH8035 and JaphethH3315 tookH3947 a garmentH8071 and placedH7760 it acrossH5921H8147 their shouldersH7926, and walkingH1980 backwardH322, they coveredH3680 their father’sH1 nakednessH6172. Their facesH6440 were turned awayH322 so that they did notH3808 seeH7200 their father’sH1 nakednessH6172.

24When NoahH5146 awokeH3364 from his drunkennessH3196 and learnedH3045 whatH834 his youngestH6996 sonH1121 had doneH6213 to him, 25he saidH559,

“Cursed beH779 CanaanH3667!A servantH5650 of servantsH5650shall he beH1961 to his brothersH251.”

26He also declaredH559:

“BlessedH1288 be the LORDH3068, the GodH430 of ShemH8035!May CanaanH3667 beH1961 the servantH5650 of Shem.27May GodH430 expand the territoryH6601 of JaphethH3315;2may he dwellH7931 in the tentsH168 of ShemH8035,and may CanaanH3667 beH1961 his servantH5650.”

28AfterH310 the floodH3999, NoahH5146 livedH2421 350H7969H3967H2572 yearsH8141. 29So NoahH5146 livedH3117 a total ofH1961H3605 950H8672H3967H2572H8141 yearsH8141, and then he diedH4191.

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  1. 1. Genesis 9:20 Or was the first ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 9:27 Japheth sounds like the Hebrew for expand. ↩

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