Genesis 9:17-19

Common English Bible

¹⁷ God said to Noah, “This is the symbol of the covenant that I have set up between me and all creatures on earth.”

Shem’s blessing and Canaan’s curse

¹⁸ Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth came out of the ark. Now Ham was Canaan’s father. ¹⁹ These were Noah’s three sons, and from them the whole earth was populated.