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

20Noah, as a man of the soil, began by planting a vineyard. 21He drank some of the wine, became drunk, and uncovered himself inside his tent. Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father naked and told his two brothers outside. 23Then Shem and Japheth took a cloak and placed it over both their shoulders, and walking backward, they covered their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father naked. 24When Noah awoke from his drinking 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Hamחָםchâm · HamH2526
• the fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• of Canaanכְּנַ֫עַןkena‛an · CanaanH3667
• sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• the nakednessעֶרְוָה‛ervâh · nakednessH6172
• and toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• his twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• withoutחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351

Cross-references for Genesis 9:22

• Genesis 9:25he said: Canaan is cursed. He will be the lowest of slaves to his brothers.
• Genesis 10:6Ham’s sons: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
• 1 Chronicles 1:8Ham’s sons: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
• 2 Samuel 1:19The splendor of Israel lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen!
• Psalms 35:20For they do not speak in friendly ways, but contrive fraudulent schemes against those who live peacefully in the land.
• Psalms 40:15Let those who say to me, “Aha, aha!” be appalled because of their shame.
• Psalms 70:3Let those who say, “Aha, aha!” retreat because of their shame.
• Proverbs 25:9Make your case with your opponent without revealing another’s secret;
• Proverbs 30:17As for the eye that ridicules a father and despises obedience to a mother, may ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures eat it.
• Obadiah 1:12Do not gloat over your brother in the day of his calamity; do not rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction; do not boastfully mock in the day of distress.
• Matthew 18:15“If your brother sins against you, go tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won your brother.
• 1 Corinthians 13:6Love finds no joy in unrighteousness but rejoices in the truth.
• Galatians 6:1Brothers and sisters, if someone is overtaken in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual, restore such a person with a gentle spirit, watching out for yourselves so that you also won’t 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