Genesis 9:18-10:1 (Vespers, 1st Reading)
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Now the sons of Noah who went out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham was the father of Canaan. |
19 |
These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was populated. |
20 |
And Noah began to be a farmer, and he planted a vineyard. |
21 |
Then he drank of the wine and was drunk, and became uncovered in his tent. |
22 |
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside. |
23 |
But 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 turned away, and they did not see their father’s nakedness. |
24 |
So Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done to him. |
25 |
Then he said: “Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants He shall be to his brethren.” |
26 |
And he said: “Blessed be the Lord, The God of Shem, And may Canaan be his servant. |
27 |
May God enlarge Japheth, And may he dwell in the tents of Shem; And may Canaan be his servant.” |
28 |
And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years. |
29 |
So all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years; and he died. |
1 |
Now this is the genealogy of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And sons were born to them after the flood. |