King James Version (KJV)
Then Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father.
Modern English
Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it on both their shoulders, went in backwards, and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were backwards, and they didn’t see their father’s nakedness.
וַיִּקַּחwayyiqqachand took
הַשִּׂמְלָהhaśśimlahthe garment
וַיָּשִׂימוּwayyaśimuand laid
שְׁכֶםshechemshoulder
שְׁנֵיהֶםsheneihemboth of them
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