^{22 Ref} And Ham, father of Canaan, seeth the nakedness of his father, and declareth to his two brethren without.

^{23 Ref} And Shem taketh -- Japheth also -- the garment, and they place on the shoulder of them both, and go backward, and cover the nakedness of their father; and their faces `are' backward, and their father's nakedness they have not seen.

²⁴ And Noah awaketh from his wine, and knoweth that which his young son hath done to him,

^{25 Ref} and saith: `Cursed `is' Canaan, Servant of servants he is to his brethren.'

^{26 Ref} And he saith: `Blessed of Jehovah my God `is' Shem, And Canaan is servant to him.

^{27 Ref} God doth give beauty to Japheth, And he dwelleth in tents of Shem, And Canaan is servant to him.'