Genesis 9:23 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Bible Comments

And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father — They not only would not see it themselves, but provided that no one else might see it; herein setting an example of charity, with reference to other men's sin and shame.

Genesis 9:23

23 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.