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20 And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
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Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.
21 And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
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When he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent.
22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
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Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father naked and told his two brothers outside.
23 And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.
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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 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
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When Noah awoke from his wine and found out what his youngest son had done to him,
25 And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
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he said, “Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers.”
26 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
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He also said, “Praise be to the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem.
27 God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
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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.”
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