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20 And Noah began to be a farmer, and he planted a vineyard.
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Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.
21 Then he drank of the wine and was drunk, and became uncovered in 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 brothers outside.
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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 garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see 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 So Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger 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 Then he said: "Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants He shall be to 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, The God of Shem, And may Canaan 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 May God enlarge Japheth, And may he dwell in the tents of Shem; And may Canaan 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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