Genesis 9:21-23

New International Version

²¹When he drank some of its wine,^(A) he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent. ²²Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father naked^(B) and told his two brothers outside. ²³But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it across their shoulders; then they walked in backward and covered their father’s naked body. Their faces were turned the other way so that they would not see their father naked.

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Genesis 9:21-23

New King James Version

²¹Then he drank of the wine ^(A)and was drunk, and became uncovered in his tent. ²²And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside. ²³^(B)But Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were ^[a]turned away, and they did not see their father’s nakedness.

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Genesis 9:23 Lit. backwards

Genesis 9:21-23

English Standard Version

²¹He drank of the wine and became drunk and lay uncovered in his tent. ²²And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father and told his two brothers outside. ²³Then 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.

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