Genesis 9:18–27 · BSB
9:18
The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham was the father of Canaan.
9:19
These three were the sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated.
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9:20
Now Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.
9:21
But when he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and uncovered himself inside his tent.
9:22
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers outside.
9:23
Then Shem and Japheth took a garment and placed it across their shoulders, and walking backward, they covered their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father’s nakedness.
9:24
When Noah awoke from his drunkenness and learned what his youngest son had done to him,
9:25
he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”
9:26
He also declared: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the servant of Shem.
9:27
May God expand the territory of Japheth; may he dwell in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant.”
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