Genesis 9:23
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But Sem and Japheth put a cloak upon their shoulders, and going backward, covered the nakedness of their father: and their faces were turned away, and they saw not their father's nakedness.

Genesis 9:22
Which when Cham the father of Chanaan had seen, to wit, that his father's nakedness was uncovered, he told it to his two brethren without.

Genesis 9:24
And Noe awaking from the wine, when he had learned what his younger son had done to him,

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But Sem and Japheth put a cloak upon their shoulders, and going backward, covered the nakedness of their father: and their faces were turned away, and they saw not their father's nakedness.

Exodus 20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother, that thou mayst be longlived upon the land which the Lord thy God will give thee.

Leviticus 19:32 Rise up before the hoary head, and honour the person of the aged man: and fear the Lord thy God. I am the Lord.

Romans 13:7 Render therefore to all men their dues. Tribute, to whom tribute is due: custom, to whom custom: fear, to whom fear: honour, to whom honour.

Galatians 6:1 Brethren, and if a man be overtaken in any fault, you, who are spiritual, instruct such a one in the spirit of meekness, considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

1 Timothy 5:1,17,19 An ancient man rebuke not, but entreat him as a father: young men, as brethren: . . .

1 Peter 2:17 Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

1 Peter 4:8 But before all things have a constant mutual charity among yourselves: for charity covereth a multitude of sins.

Context
Noah's Shame and Canaan's Curse
22Which when Cham the father of Chanaan had seen, to wit, that his father's nakedness was uncovered, he told it to his two brethren without. 23But Sem and Japheth put a cloak upon their shoulders, and going backward, covered the nakedness of their father: and their faces were turned away, and they saw not their father's nakedness.24And Noe awaking from the wine, when he had learned what his younger son had done to him,…
Lexicon
Then Shem
שֵׁ֨ם (šêm)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8035: Shem -- 'name', oldest son of Noah

and Japheth
וָיֶ֜פֶת (wā·ye·p̄eṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3315: Japheth -- a son of Noah

took
וַיִּקַּח֩ (way·yiq·qaḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take

a garment
הַשִּׂמְלָ֗ה (haś·śim·lāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8071: A dress, a mantle

and placed
וַיָּשִׂ֙ימוּ֙ (way·yā·śî·mū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

it across
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

their shoulders,
שְׁכֶ֣ם (šə·ḵem)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7926: The neck, as the place of burdens, the spur of a, hill

and walking
וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ (way·yê·lə·ḵū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

backward,
אֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית (’ă·ḥō·ran·nîṯ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 322: Backwards

they covered
וַיְכַסּ֕וּ (way·ḵas·sū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover

their father’s
אֲבִיהֶ֑ם (’ă·ḇî·hem)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1: Father

nakedness.
עֶרְוַ֣ת (‘er·waṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6172: Nakedness

Their faces
וּפְנֵיהֶם֙ (ū·p̄ə·nê·hem)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face

were turned away
אֲחֹ֣רַנִּ֔ית (’ă·ḥō·ran·nîṯ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 322: Backwards

so that they did not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

see
רָאֽוּ׃ (rā·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

their father’s
אֲבִיהֶ֖ם (’ă·ḇî·hem)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1: Father

nakedness.
וְעֶרְוַ֥ת (wə·‘er·waṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6172: Nakedness


Additional Translations
Then Shem and Japheth took a garment and placed it across their shoulders, and walking backward, they covered their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father’s nakedness.And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it on both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.

And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father. And their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.

And Sem and Japheth having taken a garment, put it on both their backs and went backwards, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their face was backward, and they saw not the nakedness of their father.

And Shem and Japheth took the upper garment and both laid [it] upon their shoulders, and went backwards, and covered the nakedness of their father. And their faces were turned away, that they saw not their father's nakedness.

And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.

And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father: and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.

Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it on both their shoulders, went in backwards, and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were backwards, and they didn't see their father's nakedness.

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.
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