Genesis 9:18–29

Noah and His Sons

¹⁸Now the sons of Noah who went out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. ^uAnd Ham was the father of Canaan. ^19vThese three were the sons of Noah, ^wand from these the whole earth was populated.

²⁰And Noah began to be ^xa farmer, and he planted a vineyard. ²¹Then he drank of the wine ^yand was drunk, and became uncovered in his tent. ²²And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside. ^23zBut 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 ²turned away, and they did not see their father’s nakedness.

²⁴So Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done to him. ²⁵Then he said:

^a“Cursed be Canaan;

A ^bservant of servants

He shall be to his brethren.”

²⁶And he said:

^c“Blessed be the Lord,

The God of Shem,

And may Canaan be his servant.

²⁷May God ^denlarge Japheth,

^eAnd may he dwell in the tents of Shem;

And may Canaan be his servant.”

²⁸And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years. ²⁹So all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years; and he died.