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Genesis 9:23

NETBible	Shem and Japheth took the garment¹ and placed it on their shoulders. Then they walked in backwards and covered up their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned² the other way so they did not see their father’s nakedness.
NIV © biblegateway Gen 9:23	But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it across their shoulders; then they walked in backwards and covered their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned the other way so that they would not see their father’s nakedness.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 9:23	But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it upon both their shoulders and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were turned away, so that they did not see their father’s nakedness.
NLT © biblegateway Gen 9:23	Shem and Japheth took a robe, held it over their shoulders, walked backward into the tent, and covered their father’s naked body. As they did this, they looked the other way so they wouldn’t see him naked.
MSG © biblegateway Gen 9:23	Shem and Japheth took a cloak, held it between them from their shoulders, walked backwards and covered their father's nakedness, keeping their faces turned away so they did not see their father's exposed body.
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 9:23	And Shem and Japheth took a robe, and putting it on their backs went in with their faces turned away, and put it over their father so that they might not see him unclothed.
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 9:23	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 away, and they did not see their father’s nakedness.
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 9:23	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.
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KJV	And Shem <08035> and Japheth <03315> took <03947> (8799) a garment <08071>_, and laid <07760> (8799) [it] upon both <08147> their shoulders <07926>_, and went <03212> (8799) backward <0322>_, and covered <03680> (8762) the nakedness <06172> of their father <01>_; and their faces <06440> [were] backward <0322>_, and they saw <07200> (8804) not their father's <01> nakedness <06172>_.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 9:23	But Shem <08035> and Japheth <03315> took <03947> a garment <08071> and laid <07760> it upon both <08147> their shoulders <07926> and walked <01980> backward <0322> and covered <03680> the nakedness <06172> of their father <01> ; and their faces <06440> were turned <0322> away <0322> , so that they did not see <07200> their father's <01> nakedness <06172> .
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ labontev <2983> V-AAPNP shm <4590> N-PRI kai <2532> CONJ iafey {N-PRI} to <3588> T-ASN imation <2440> N-ASN epeyento <2007> V-AMI-3P epi <1909> PREP ta <3588> T-APN duo <1417> N-NUI nwta {N-APN} autwn <846> D-GPM kai <2532> CONJ eporeuyhsan <4198> V-API-3P opisyofanwv {ADV} kai <2532> CONJ sunekaluqan <4780> V-AAI-3P thn <3588> T-ASF gumnwsin {N-ASF} tou <3588> T-GSM patrov <3962> N-GSM autwn <846> D-GPM kai <2532> CONJ to <3588> T-ASN proswpon <4383> N-ASN autwn <846> D-GPM opisyofanev {A-ASN} kai <2532> CONJ thn <3588> T-ASF gumnwsin {N-ASF} tou <3588> T-GSM patrov <3962> N-GSM autwn <846> D-GPM ouk <3364> ADV eidon <3708> V-AAI-3P
NET [draft] ITL	Shem <08035> and Japheth <03315> took <03947> the garment <08071> and placed <07760> it on <05921> their shoulders <07926> . Then they walked <01980> in backwards <0322> and covered <03680> up their father’s <01> nakedness <06172> . Their faces <06440> were turned the other way <0322> so they did not <03808> see <07200> their father’s <01> nakedness <06172> .
HEBREW	war <07200> al <03808> Mhyba <01> twrew <06172> tynrxa <0322> Mhynpw <06440> Mhyba <01> twre <06172> ta <0853> wokyw <03680> tynrxa <0322> wklyw <01980> Mhyns <08147> Mks <07926> le <05921> wmyvyw <07760> hlmvh <08071> ta <0853> tpyw <03315> Ms <08035> xqyw (9:23) <03947>

NETBible

Shem and Japheth took the garment¹ and placed it on their shoulders. Then they walked in backwards and covered up their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned² the other way so they did not see their father’s nakedness.

NET Notes

¹tn The word translated “garment” has the Hebrew definite article on it. The article may simply indicate that the garment is definite and vivid in the mind of the narrator, but it could refer instead to Noah’s garment. Did Ham bring it out when he told his brothers?

²tn Heb “their faces [were turned] back.”