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and dank of the wine and became drunk, and uncovered himself in the midst of his tent.

And Ham the father of Canaan saw his father's shame, - and told his two brethren outside.

And Noah awoke from his wine, - and came to know what his youngest sore had done to him.

And he said, Accursed be Canaan, - a servant of servants, shall he be to his brethren!

God give extension to Japheth, But make his habitation in the tents of Shem, And let Canaan be their servant.

From these, were dispersed the inhabitants of the coastlands of the nations, in their lands, each man by his tongue, by their families in their nations.

So the beginning of his kingdom came to be Babel, and Erech, and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth:

And to Eber, were born two sons, - the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days, was the earth divided, and the name of his brother was Joktan.

Then said they, each man to his friend, Come on! let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly, - So the bricks, served them for stone, and bitumen, served them for mortar,

Come on! let us go down, and there confuse their speech, - that they may not under-stand, each man the speech of his friend.

and Haran died, in the presence of Terah his father, - in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldees.

And Terah took Abram his son and Lot son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, wife of Abram his son, - and came forth with them out of Ur of the Chaldees, that they might go their way towards the land of Canaan, and they came in as far as Haran and dwelt there.

And Abram came on his way, according to that which Yahweh had spoken unto him, and Lot came with him, - now, Abram, was seventy-five years old, when he came forth out of Haran.

And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, with all the goods that they bad gathered and the souls that they had gained in Haran, - and they came forth to go towards the land of Canaan, and came in to the land of Canaan.

And he moved on from thence towards the hill country, on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, - with Bethel on the west, and Ai on the east, and bulk there an altar to Yahweh, and called on the name of Yahweh.

And it came to pass when he had come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife: Behold! I beseech thee I know that a woman fair to look on, thou art:

so will it come to pass when the Egyptians behold thee, that they will say, His wife, this! and will slay me while thee, they preserve alive.

And Yahweh plagued Pharaoh with great plagues, also his house, - for the matter of Sarai, wife of Abram.

And Pharaoh gave command concerning him unto certain men, - and sent him away, with his wife and all that he had.