Genesis 9:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 9:18 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּֽהְי֣וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בְנֵי
bên
H1121
son
נֹ֗חַ
Nôach
H5146
Noah
הַיֹּֽצְאִים֙
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַתֵּבָ֔ה
têbâh
H8392
ark
שֵׁ֖ם
Shêm
H8035
Shem
וְחָ֣ם
Châm
H2526
Ham
וָיָ֑פֶת
Yepheth
H3315
Japheth
וְחָ֕ם
Châm
H2526
Ham
ה֖וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
אֲבִ֥י
ʼâb
H1
father
כְנָֽעַן
Kᵉnaʻan
H3667
Canaan
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World English Bible Public Domain
The sons of Noah who went forth from the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham is the father of Canaan.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem and Ham and Japheth; and Ham, he the father of Canaan.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).