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18 The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham and Japheth. Ham was the father of Canaan.
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The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham and Japheth. (Ham was the father of Canaan.)
19 The people who were scattered over the earth came from Noah's three sons.
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These were the three sons of Noah, and from them came the people who were scattered over the whole earth.
20 Noah was a man who worked the ground. He decided to plant a vineyard.
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Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.
21 He drank some of its wine. It made him drunk. Then he lay down inside his tent without any clothes on.
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When he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent.
22 Ham saw his father's naked body. Ham was the father of Canaan. Ham went outside and told his two brothers.
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Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father naked and told his two brothers outside.
23 But Shem and Japheth took a piece of clothing. They laid it across their shoulders. Then they walked backward into the tent. They covered their father's body. They turned their faces away. They didn't want to see their father's naked body.
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But 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.
24 Then Noah woke up from his sleep that was caused by the wine. He found out what his youngest son had done to him.
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When Noah awoke from his wine and found out what his youngest son had done to him,
25 He said, "May a curse be put on Canaan. He will be the lowest of slaves to his brothers."
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he said, “Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers.”
26 Noah also said, "May the Lord, the God of Shem, be blessed. May Canaan be the slave of Shem.
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He also said, “Praise be to the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem.
27 May God add land to Japheth's territory. May Japheth live in the tents of Shem. And may Canaan be their slave."
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May God extend Japheth’s territory; may Japheth live in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be the slave of Japheth.”
28 After the flood Noah lived 350 years.
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After the flood Noah lived 350 years.
29 Noah lived a total of 950 years. Then he died.
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Noah lived a total of 950 years, and then he died.
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