Genesis 9:18

16 And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.

17 And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.

And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.

19 These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.

20 And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:

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BSB
The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham was the father of Canaan.
KJV
And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.
WEB
The sons of Noah who went out from the ship were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham is the father of Canaan.
ASV
And the sons of Noah, that went forth from the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.
DARBY
And the sons of Noah who went out of the ark were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth. And Ham is the father of Canaan.
BLB
And the sons of Noah who went out from the ark were Shem and Ham and Japheth. And Ham—he [was] the father of Canaan.
ÅB
Noahs sønner, som gikk ut av arken, var Sem, Kam og Jafet; og Kam var far til Kana'an.
OTB
Noahs sønner som kom ut av arken, var Sem, Kam og Jafet. (Kam var far til Kanaan.)
B1930
Noahs sønner, som gikk ut av arken, var Sem, Kam og Jafet; og Kam var far til Kana'an.

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