Genesis 9:23

But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it upon both their shoulders and went backward to cover the nakedness of their father, their faces being turned away so that they did not see their father’s nakedness.

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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.

In Context

22Then Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father and told his two brothers about it.

24When Noah sobered up and learned what his youngest son had done to him,

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Cross References

Romans 13:7In all cases pay what is due from you – tribute where tribute is due, taxes where taxes are due, respect where respect is due, and honor where honor is due.

1 Timothy 5:1Do not reprimand an older man, but plead with him as if he were your father. Treat the young men as brothers,

1 Timothy 5:19Do not entertain a charge against an church elder, unless it is supported by two or three witnesses;

1 Peter 4:8Above all things, let your love for one another be earnest, for ‘Love throws a veil over countless sins.’

Matthew Henry on Genesis 9:19-24

Sin of Ham. ( b. c. 2347.) 18 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 a husbandman, and he planted a vineyard: 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. 23 And Shem and Japheth took a garment,… Read the whole commentary →

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