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The Book of Genesis, Chapter 9, Verse 17

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And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that [is] upon the earth.
King James Version
And God said unto Noah, This [is] the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that [is] upon the earth.
American Standard Version
And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.
New English Translation
So God said to Noah,“This is the guarantee of the covenant that I am confirming between me and all living things that are on the earth.”
World English Bible
God said to Noah, "This is the token of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth."
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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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These [are] the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.
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And Noah began [to be] an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
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And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
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And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
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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.
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And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
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And he said, Cursed [be] Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
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And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
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God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.