Use "shem" in a sentence

1. Noah, the great-grandson of Enoch, after he was five hundred years of age, became father to Shem, Ham and Japheth.

Noé, l’arrière-petit-fils d’Hénoc, était âgé de plus de cinq cents ans quand il engendra Sem, Cham et Japhet.

2. Although the three sons are consistently listed as “Shem, Ham and Japheth,” there is some uncertainty as to their relative positions according to age.

Bien que les trois fils soient toujours énumérés dans l’ordre “ Sem, Cham et Japhet ”, on n’est pas certain qu’ils soient classés en fonction de leur âge.