GOD'S WORD Translation GW
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13 I will put my rainbow in the clouds to be a sign of my promise to the earth.
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I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
14 Whenever I form clouds over the earth, a rainbow will appear in the clouds.
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Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds,
15 Then I will remember my promise to you and every living animal. Never again will water become a flood to destroy all life.
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I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life.
16 Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember my everlasting promise to every living animal on earth."
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Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.”
17 So God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the promise I am making to all life on earth."
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So God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant I have established between me and all life on the earth.”
18 Noah's sons, who came out of the ship, were Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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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 These were Noah's three sons. From them the whole earth was populated. Ham was the father of Canaan.
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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, a farmer, was the first person to plant a vineyard.
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Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.
21 He drank some wine, got drunk, and lay naked inside his tent.
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When he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent.
22 Ham, father of Canaan, saw his father naked. So he 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 Shem and Japheth took a blanket and laid it over their shoulders. Then they walked in backwards and covered their father's naked body. They turned their faces away so that they didn't see their father naked.
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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.
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