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Genesis 9:23-26 English Standard Version (ESV)

23. Then Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned backward, and they did not see their father’s nakedness.

24. When Noah awoke from his wine and knew what his youngest son had done to him,

25. he said, “Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”

26. He also said,“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Shem;and let Canaan be his servant.