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and from these the whole earth was populated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />These three <i>were</i> the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was scattered abroad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />These are the three sons of Noah, and from these [men] the whole earth was populated <i>and</i> scattered with inhabitants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These three were Noah’s sons, and from them the whole earth was populated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These three were Noah&#8217s sons, and from them the whole earth was populated. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />These three were the sons of Noah: and of these was the whole earth overspread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />All people on earth are descendants of Noah's three sons. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />These three were the sons of Noah: and of these was the whole earth overspread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />These were Noah's three sons. From them the whole earth was populated. Ham was the father of Canaan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />These three sons of Noah were the ancestors of all the people on earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />These three were Noah's sons, and from these men the whole earth was repopulated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />These were the sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />These were the three sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />These three were the sons of Noah: and from them was the whole earth overspread.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />These three were the sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was populated. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />These three [are] sons of Noah, and from these has all the earth been overspread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> These three are sons of Noah, and from these hath all the earth been overspread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />These the three sons of Noah; and from these was the whole earth disseminated.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />These three are the sons of Noe: and from these was all mankind spread over the whole earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />These three are the sons of Noah. And from these all the family of mankind was spread over the whole earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />These three were the sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />These three were the sons of Noah; and from these the whole earth was peopled.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />These three were the sons of Noah; and from them the people spread throughout the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />These three are the sons of Noah and from these they were scattered in all the Earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />These three were the sons of Noah, and of these was the whole earth overspread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />These three are the sons of Noe, of these were men scattered over all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/9-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=2010" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/9.htm">Noah's Sons</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18</span>The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham was the father of Canaan. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">These</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šə·lō·šāh (Number-ms) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">three</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">were the sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/5146.htm" title="5146: nō·aḥ (N-proper-ms) -- Rest, patriarch who survived the flood. The same as nuwach; rest; Noach, the patriarch of the flood.">of Noah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ū·mê·’êl·leh (Conj-w, Prep-m:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">and from them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">the whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/5310.htm" title="5310: nā·p̄ə·ṣāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To dash to pieces, scatter. A primitive root; to dash to pieces, or scatter.">was populated.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-26.htm">Acts 17:26</a></span><br />From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/10-32.htm">Genesis 10:32</a></span><br />All these are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their generations and nations. From these the nations of the earth spread out after the flood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/11-8.htm">Genesis 11:8-9</a></span><br />So the LORD scattered them from there over the face of all the earth, and they stopped building the city. / That is why it is called Babel, for there the LORD confused the language of the whole world, and from that place the LORD scattered them over the face of all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-4.htm">1 Chronicles 1:4</a></span><br />The sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/10-1.htm">Genesis 10:1-2</a></span><br />This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood. / The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/10-5.htm">Genesis 10:5</a></span><br />From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/10-6.htm">Genesis 10:6-7</a></span><br />The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. / The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/10-20.htm">Genesis 10:20</a></span><br />These are the sons of Ham according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/10-21.htm">Genesis 10:21-22</a></span><br />And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber. / The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/10-31.htm">Genesis 10:31</a></span><br />These are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/11-1.htm">Genesis 11:1</a></span><br />Now the whole world had one language and a common form of speech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/11-10.htm">Genesis 11:10-11</a></span><br />This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad. / And after he had become the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/11-18.htm">Genesis 11:18-19</a></span><br />When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu. / And after he had become the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/11-26.htm">Genesis 11:26-27</a></span><br />When Terah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. / This is the account of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/5-12.htm">Romans 5:12</a></span><br />Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth covered.</p><p class="hdg">These.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/5-32.htm">Genesis 5:32</a></b></br> And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.</p><p class="hdg">and of.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/8-17.htm">Genesis 8:17</a></b></br> Bring forth with thee every living thing that <i>is</i> with thee, of all flesh, <i>both</i> of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/10-2.htm">Genesis 10:2-32</a></b></br> The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/1-4.htm">1 Chronicles 1:4-28</a></b></br> Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/16-14.htm">Abroad</a> <a href="/genesis/9-17.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/9-18.htm">Noah</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-20.htm">Overspread</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-7.htm">Peopled</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm">Populated</a> <a href="/acts/13-44.htm">Population</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-1.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/revelation/7-15.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/genesis/7-13.htm">Three</a> <a href="/genesis/9-3.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/10-18.htm">Abroad</a> <a href="/genesis/10-8.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/9-20.htm">Noah</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-20.htm">Overspread</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-26.htm">Peopled</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm">Populated</a> <a href="/numbers/15-26.htm">Population</a> <a href="/genesis/10-18.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/genesis/10-5.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/genesis/9-28.htm">Three</a> <a href="/genesis/11-1.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-1.htm">God blesses Noah and his sons, and grants them flesh for food.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-4.htm">Blood and murder are forbidden.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-8.htm">God's covenant, of which the rainbow was constituted a pledge.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-18.htm">Noah's family replenishes the world.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-20.htm">Noah plants a vineyard,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-21.htm">Is drunken, and mocked by his son;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-25.htm">Curses Canaan;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-26.htm">Blesses Shem;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-27.htm">Prays for Japheth, and dies.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the biblical narrative, Noah is seen as a second Adam, and his sons are the progenitors of the new human race. The number three often symbolizes completeness or divine perfection in Scripture, suggesting the completeness of God's plan for humanity's renewal. The genealogies in <a href="/genesis/10.htm">Genesis 10</a>, known as the Table of Nations, trace the descendants of these three sons, emphasizing their role in repopulating the earth.<p><b>and from them the whole earth was populated</b><br>This phrase underscores the belief that all nations and peoples are descended from Noah's sons, highlighting the unity and common ancestry of humanity. This idea is foundational for understanding the biblical perspective on race and ethnicity, suggesting that all humans are part of one family. The dispersion of Noah's descendants is further detailed in <a href="/genesis/11.htm">Genesis 11</a> with the Tower of Babel, where God confuses their language and scatters them across the earth. This scattering fulfills God's command to "fill the earth" (<a href="/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28</a>). Theologically, this phrase also points to the eventual gathering of all nations in Christ, as seen in prophecies like <a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2-4</a> and the vision of a diverse multitude in <a href="/revelation/7-9.htm">Revelation 7:9</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/noah.htm">Noah</a></b><br>A righteous man chosen by God to survive the flood and repopulate the earth. He is a central figure in the account of Genesis, representing obedience and faithfulness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/shem,_ham,_and_japheth.htm">Shem, Ham, and Japheth</a></b><br>The three sons of Noah. They are significant as the progenitors of the nations that would arise after the flood. Each son represents a different lineage and set of nations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_flood.htm">The Flood</a></b><br>A cataclysmic event that God used to cleanse the earth of its widespread wickedness. It serves as a backdrop to the repopulation of the earth through Noah's family.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a></b><br>Refers to the entire world that was to be repopulated by Noah's descendants. This highlights the universality of God's plan for humanity.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/repopulation.htm">Repopulation</a></b><br>The event of the earth being filled again with people through the descendants of Noah's sons, emphasizing God's covenant and promise to never again destroy the earth with a flood.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_history.htm">God's Sovereignty in History</a></b><br>God orchestrates the events of history, including the repopulation of the earth, to fulfill His divine purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_of_humanity.htm">Unity of Humanity</a></b><br>All nations and peoples trace their origins back to Noah's family, emphasizing the unity and equality of all humans before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_and_obedience.htm">Faithfulness and Obedience</a></b><br>Noah's obedience led to the preservation and continuation of humanity. Our faithfulness can have far-reaching impacts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_covenant_and_promises.htm">God's Covenant and Promises</a></b><br>The repopulation of the earth is a testament to God's faithfulness to His promises, reminding us to trust in His word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_family.htm">The Importance of Family</a></b><br>The role of Noah's sons in repopulating the earth highlights the significance of family in God's plan.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_global_flood_in_all_histories.htm">Why do we not find evidence of a global flood in all civilizations’ histories?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_so_much_genetic_diversity_from_noah.htm">If all humans descend from Noah’s family, why do we see genetic diversity that requires much more time to develop?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_shem,_ham,_and_japheth.htm">Who were Shem, Ham, and Japheth in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_unique_genetic_markers_in_populations.htm">Why do different populations have unique genetic markers not traceable to a single pair of humans?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">These are the three sons of Noah; and of them was the whole earth</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the earth's population (cf. <a href="/genesis/11-1.htm">Genesis 11:1</a>; <a href="/genesis/19-31.htm">Genesis 19:31</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">overspread</span>. More correctly, <span class="accented">dispersed themselves abroad</span>. <span class="greek">Διεοπάρησαν ἐπὶ</span> <span class="greek">πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν</span> (LXX.): <span class="accented">disseminatum est omne genus hominum</span> (Vulgate). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/9-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">These</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֖לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">three</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(šə·lō·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> </span><span class="str2">Three, third, thrice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were the sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Noah,</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹ֑חַ</span> <span class="translit">(nō·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5146.htm">Strong's 5146: </a> </span><span class="str2">Noah -- 'rest', patriarch who survived the flood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and from them</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמֵאֵ֖לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mê·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the whole</span><br /><span class="heb">כָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">earth</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָֽרֶץ׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was populated.</span><br /><span class="heb">נָֽפְצָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(nā·p̄ə·ṣāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5310.htm">Strong's 5310: </a> </span><span class="str2">To dash to pieces, scatter</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/9-19.htm">Genesis 9:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/9-19.htm">Genesis 9:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/9-19.htm">Genesis 9:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/9-19.htm">Genesis 9:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/9-19.htm">Genesis 9:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/9-19.htm">Genesis 9:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/9-19.htm">Genesis 9:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/9-19.htm">Genesis 9:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/9-19.htm">Genesis 9:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/9-19.htm">Genesis 9:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/9-19.htm">OT Law: Genesis 9:19 These three were the sons of Noah (Gen. 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