Everyday words
Nakedness
Start with Genesis 9:22, where the Bible uses the word nakedness in a real sentence: “Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 9:22
“Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.”
2. Genesis 9:23
“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.”
3. Genesis 42:9
“Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed about them, and said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see the nakedness of the land.””
4. Genesis 42:12
“He said to them, “No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land!””
5. Exodus 20:26
“You shall not go up by steps to my altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed to it.’”
6. Exodus 28:42
“You shall make them linen breeches to cover the flesh of their nakedness; from the waist even to the thighs they shall reach:”
7. Leviticus 18:6
““‘None of you shall approach any close relatives, to uncover their nakedness: I am Yahweh.”
8. Leviticus 18:7
““‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father, nor the nakedness of your mother: she is your mother. You shall not uncover her nakedness.”
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Say it
Practice Genesis 9:22
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Ham,theofCanaan,sawthenakednessofhisfather,andhistwobrothers