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| 18 Noah's sons who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham was the father of Canaan. | 18 The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham and Japheth. (Ham was the father of Canaan.) |
| 19 These three were Noah's sons, and from them the whole earth was populated. | 19 These were the three sons of Noah, and from them came the people who were scattered over the earth. |
| 20 Noah, a man of the soil, was the first to plant a vineyard. | 20 Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard. |
| 21 He drank some of the wine, became drunk, and uncovered himself inside his tent. | 21 When he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent. |
| 22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father naked and told his two brothers outside. | 22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father's nakedness and told his two brothers outside. |
| 23 Then Shem and Japheth took a cloak and placed it over both their shoulders, and walking backwards, they covered their father's nakedness. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father naked. | 23 But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it across their shoulders; then they walked in backward and covered their father's nakedness. Their faces were turned the other way so that they would not see their father's nakedness. |
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