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Then God blessed Noah and his sons by saying to them, "Have many children so that you {and your descendants} will become numerous and live all over the earth. 2 Every living creature on the earth will be afraid and terrified of you, including every bird {that flies} in the sky, {along} with every creature that moves on the ground, and all the fish in the sea. I have put them {all} under your authority. 3 {From now on} every creature that is alive and moves is yours {to eat} as food. In the same way that {I provided you} green plants {for food}, {now} I provide you everything {for food}. 4 However you must never eat meat that still has its blood {in it} which made it live. {First drain the blood out.} 5 Also, if {one of} you murders anyone, I definitely require that he must die. {In fact,} if any animal {kills a human being}, I require that it must die. {That's true} also for human beings; if anyone {murders} another person, I require that he must die. 6 {That's right,} you must put to death anyone who murders a human being, because God made human beings to be like himself.7 "Now {as for} you, have many children so that you {and your descendants} will become numerous. Spread out all over the earth and become numerous everywhere.”
8 Then God said to Noah and his sons, 9 "Listen {carefully} to me, I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants, 10 and with every living creature that is with you, including the birds, the livestock, and all the {other} living creatures on the earth {that are} with you. {That includes} all {those} that came out of the ark, and every living creature {that will ever live} on the earth. 11 My covenant that I'm establishing with you is that never again will all living things die from a flood. “That's right, never again will I use a flood to destroy {everything on} the earth.”
12 Then God continued, "This is what I will use to show {everyone} that I have made this covenant between me and you and every living creature that is with you, as well as all people and animals that will ever live: 13 I will put my rainbow in the clouds to remind {everyone} that I have made this covenant between me and {everything that lives on} the earth. 14 So whenever I cause clouds to form {in the sky} above the earth and a rainbow appears in the clouds, 15 then I will think of {and keep} my covenant that I have established between me and you and every living creature, {yes,} with all people and animals, that never again will I use a flood to destroy all living things. 16 Yes, whenever a rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and keep the covenant that never ends between me and every living creature, {yes,} with all people and animals that live on the earth.”
17 Then God concluded by saying to Noah, "That is what I will do to remind {everyone} that I have made this covenant between me and everything that lives on the earth.”
18 Noah's sons who came out of the ark {after the flood} were Shem, Ham and Japheth; Ham was the father of {a son named} Canaan. 19 It was the descendants of Noah's three sons who populated the entire earth {again}.
20 After awhile, Noah, who was a farmer, planted {some} grape vines {and made wine from the grapes}. 21 Then {one day} he drank {too much of} the wine, so that he became drunk and was {lying} naked inside his tent. 22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw that his father was naked, and he went outside and told his two brothers {about it}. 23 However Shem and Japheth took a robe, and held it {between them} at shoulder level and walked backward {into the tent} and covered their father's naked body {with it}. {As they did that,} they kept their faces turned away so that they would not see him naked.
24 Later Noah woke up from being drunk, and he found out that his youngest son {Ham} had dishonored him. 25 So he exclaimed {about him}, "I {ask God to} curse {Ham's son} Canaan! He will be the lowest servant for Ham's brothers.” 26 Then Noah said, "Praise Yahweh, {who is} the God who takes care of Shem! May God cause Canaan to be Shem's servant. 27 I {also} ask God to give Japheth much land, and enable him to live together {in peace} with Shem. May God {also} cause Canaan to be Japheth's servant.”