Genesis 9:21

Genesis 9:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
• New International Version (NIV)When he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his tent.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He drank of the wine and became drunk and lay uncovered in his tent.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he drank of the wine and was drunk, and became uncovered in his tent.

Context of Genesis 9:21

19These are the three sons of Noah, and from these [men] the whole earth was populated and scattered with inhabitants. 20And Noah began to farm and cultivate the ground and he planted a vineyard. He drank some of the wine and became drunk, and he was uncovered and lay exposed inside his tent. 22Ham, the father of Canaan, saw [by accident] the nakedness of his father, and [to his father’s shame] told his two brothers outside. 23So Shem and Japheth took a robe and put it on both their shoulders, and walked backwards and covered the nakedness of their father; their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father’s nakedness.

Genesis 9:21 word by word

וַיֵּ֥שְׁתְּ מִן־הַיַּ֖יִן וַיִּשְׁכָּ֑ר וַיִּתְגַּ֖ל בְּת֥וֹךְ אָהֳלֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he drankשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
• of the wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• and was drunkenשָׁכַרshâkar · be drunkH7937
• and he was uncoveredגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: uncoverH1540
• withinתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• his tentאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168

Cross-references for Genesis 9:21

• Genesis 6:9These are the records of the generations (family history) of Noah. Noah was a righteous man [one who was just and had right standing with God], blameless in his [evil] generation; Noah walked (lived) [in habitual fellowship] with God.
• Genesis 19:32Come, let us make our father drunk with wine, and we will lie with him so that we may preserve our family through our father.”
• Proverbs 20:1Wine is a mocker, strong drink a riotous brawler; And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.
• Proverbs 23:31Do not look at wine when it is red, When it sparkles in the glass, When it goes down smoothly.
• Ecclesiastes 7:20Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who always does good and who never sins.
• Luke 22:3Then Satan entered Judas, the one called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve [disciples].
• Romans 13:13Let us conduct ourselves properly and honorably as in the [light of] day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and irresponsibility, not in quarreling and jealousy.
• 1 Corinthians 10:12Therefore let the one who thinks he stands firm [immune to temptation, being overconfident and self-righteous], take care that he does not fall [into sin and condemnation].
• Galatians 5:21envy, drunkenness, riotous behavior, and other things like these. I warn you beforehand, just as I did previously, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
• Habakkuk 2:15“Woe (judgment is coming) to you who make your neighbors drink, Who mix in your venom to make them drunk So that you may look at their nakedness!
• Revelation 3:18I counsel you to buy from Me gold that has been heated red hot and refined by fire so that you may become truly rich; and white clothes [representing righteousness] to clothe yourself so that the shame of your nakedness will not be seen; and healing salve to put on your eyes so that you may see.

Commentaries on Genesis 9:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21He drank of the wine, etc. - It is very probable that this was the first time the wine was cultivated; and it is as probable that the strength or intoxicating power of the expressed juice was never before known. Noah, therefore, might have drunk it at this time without the least blame, as he knew not till this trial the effects it would produce. I once knew a case which I believe to be perfectly parallel. A person who had scarcely ever heard of cider, and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18-29Verses 18-29 - XXX. The Prophecy of Noah 18. כנען kena‛an “Kenaan, bowed down.” 19. נפץ nāpats “break, scatter, spread.” פוּץ pûts “break, scatter, flow.” 20. כרם kerem “orchard, vineyard.” 21. יין yayı̂n “wine; related: ferment.” After the blessing on the new heads of the human race has been pronounced, and the covenant with them renewed, we are prepared for a new development of human action. This appears, however, in the form of an event which is…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-23Verses 18-23 The drunkenness of Noah is recorded in the Bible, with that fairness which is found only in the Scripture, as a case and proof of human weakness and imperfection, even though he may have been surprised into the sin; and to show that the best of men cannot stand upright, unless they depend upon Divine grace, and are upheld thereby. Ham appears to have been a bad man, and probably rejoiced to find his father in an unbecoming situation. It was…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21wine … became drunk: Wine is a gift from God (Deuteronomy 14:26; Psalm 104:15; Isaiah 55:1; see Luke 22:14–20; John 2:1–11). Scripture clearly teaches that drinking too much alcohol is a dangerous sin (Proverbs 23:20–21, 29–35; 1 Corinthians 6:10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. And he drank of the wine, and was drunken--perhaps at the festivities of the vintage season. This solitary stain on the character of so eminently pious a man must, it is believed, have been the result of age or inadvertency.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 9:21

• Drunkenness
• Ham
• Noah
• Tent
• Wine

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Commentaries on Genesis 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings