Genesis 9:23
21 And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
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.
24 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
25 And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then Shem and Japheth took a garment and placed it across their shoulders, and walking backward, they covered their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father’s nakedness.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it on both their shoulders, went in backwards, and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were backwards, and they didn’t see their father’s nakedness.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- And Shem and Japheth took the upper garment and both laid [it] upon their shoulders, and went backwards, and covered the nakedness of their father. And their faces were turned away, that they saw not their father's nakedness.
- BLB
- And Shem took—and Japheth—the garment, and they laid [it] on the shoulders of the two of them and they went backward and covered the nakedness of their father. And their faces [were] backward, and the nakedness of their father they did not see.
- ÅB
- Da tok Sem og Jafet et klede og la det på sine skuldrer og gikk baklengs inn og dekket over sin fars blusel; og de vendte sine øyne bort, så de ikke så sin fars blusel.
- OTB
- Men Sem og Jafet tok et plagg, la det over skuldrene sine og gikk baklengs for å dekke sin fars nakenhet. Ansiktene deres var vendt bort slik at de ikke så sin fars nakenhet.
- B1930
- Da tok Sem og Jafet et klæde og la det på sine skuldrer og gikk baklengs inn og dekket over sin fars blusel; og de vendte sine øine bort, så de ikke så sin fars blusel.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Galatians 6:1
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
Read in contextExodus 20:12
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Read in context1 Peter 2:17
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
Read in context1 Peter 4:8
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
Read in contextRomans 13:7
Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
Read in contextLeviticus 19:32
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
Read in context1 Timothy 5:1
Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
Read in context1 Timothy 5:19
Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.
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