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Genesis 9:23
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)

🌐 Genesis 9:23 in 8 Translations

King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Da nahmen Sem und Japhet das Obergewand und legten es beide auf ihre Schultern und gingen rücklings und bedeckten die Blöße ihres Vaters; und ihre Angesichter waren abgewandt, und sie sahen die Blöße ihres Vaters nicht.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Entonces Sem y Japhet tomaron la ropa, y la pusieron sobre sus propios hombros, y andando hacia atrás, cubrieron la desnudez de su padre, teniendo vueltos sus rostros, y así no vieron la desnudez de su padre.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Então Sem e Jafé tomaram a roupa, e a puseram sobre seus próprios ombros, e andando para trás, cobriram a nudez de seu pai tendo seus rostos virados, e assim não viram a nudez de seu pai.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então, Sem e Jafé pegaram uma capa e colocaram-na sobre os próprios ombros e, andando de costas, cobriram a nudez de seu pai. Seus rostos estavam voltados para trás, para que não vissem a nudez de seu pai.

📖 Genesis 9:23 in Context

21And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
22And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
23And 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.
24And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
25And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
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