Common English Bible

Genesis 9:17-22 Common English Bible (CEB)

17. God said to Noah, "This is the symbol of the covenant that I have set up between me and all creatures on earth."

18. Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth came out of the ark. Now Ham was Canaan’s father.

19. These were Noah’s three sons, and from them the whole earth was populated.

20. Noah, a farmer, made a new start and planted a vineyard.

21. He drank some of the wine, became drunk, and took off his clothes in his tent.

22. Ham, Canaan’s father, saw his father naked and told his two brothers who were outside.