Genesis 9:22

Genesis 9:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
• New International Version (NIV)Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father naked and told his two brothers outside.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father and told his two brothers outside.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.

Context of Genesis 9:22

20Now Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard. 21But when he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and uncovered himself inside his tent. And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers outside. 23Then Shem and Japheth took a garment and placed it across their shoulders, and walking backward, they covered their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father’s nakedness. 24When Noah awoke from his drunkenness and learned what his youngest son had done to him,

Genesis 9:22 word by word

וַיַּ֗רְא חָ֚ם אֲבִ֣י כְנַ֔עַן אֵ֖ת עֶרְוַ֣ת אָבִ֑יו וַיַּגֵּ֥ד לִשְׁנֵֽי־אֶחָ֖יו בַּחֽוּץ׃Read the interlinear

• And Hamחָםchâm · HamH2526
• the fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• of Canaanכְּנַ֫עַןkena‛an · CanaanH3667
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• nakednessעֶרְוָה‛ervâh · nakednessH6172
• and toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• his twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• brothersאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• outsideחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351

Cross-references for Genesis 9:22

• Genesis 9:25he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”
• Genesis 10:6The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
• 1 Chronicles 1:8The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
• 2 Samuel 1:19“Your glory, O Israel, lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen!
• Psalms 35:20For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.
• Psalms 40:15May those who say to me, “Aha, aha!” be appalled at their own shame.
• Psalms 70:3May those who say, “Aha, aha!” retreat because of their shame.
• Proverbs 25:9Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence,
• Proverbs 30:17As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.
• Obadiah 1:12But you should not gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their distress.
• Matthew 18:15If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
• 1 Corinthians 13:6Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.
• Galatians 6:1Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.

Commentaries on Genesis 9:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22And Ham, the father of Canaan, etc. - There is no occasion to enter into any detail here; the sacred text is circumstantial enough. Ham, and very probably his son Canaan, had treated their father on this occasion with contempt or reprehensible levity. Had Noah not been innocent, as my exposition supposes him, God would not have endued him with the spirit of prophecy on this occasion, and testified such marked disapprobation of their conduct. The conduct…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. 22the father of Canaan: See study note on 9:18. Ham’s behavior was shameful. He looked at his father’s nakedness and did not cover him. Instead, he told his brothers and took away his father’s honor (see Exodus 21:15, 17; Lamentations 4:21; Habakkuk 2:15). An ancient Near Eastern story says that a son is expected to come to his father’s aid when he is drunk (Tale of Aqhat; compare Isaiah 51:17–18). Ham did not do his duty to his family. Because of this…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-2913. I do set my bow in the cloud--set, that is, constitute or appoint. This common and familiar phenomenon being made the pledge of peace, its appearance when showers began to fall would be welcomed with the liveliest feelings of joy.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 9:22

• Ham
• Noah

In the dictionaries

• Canaan
• Ham
• Canaan; Canaanites
• Canaan, Canaanite
• Cloud
• Covenant
• Dwell
• Enlarge
• Meat
• Move

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