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 was a farmer. He was the first person to plant vines. 21He used the grapes to make wine. One day, he drank some of the wine and he became drunk. He lay inside his tent and he slept. He was not wearing any clothes. Canaan's father, Ham, saw that Noah was not wearing any clothes. He went out of the tent. He told his two brothers what he had seen. 23Then Shem and Japheth took Noah's coat and they put it between their shoulders. They walked into Noah's tent with their backs to Noah. In this way they covered their father with the coat. They looked away from their father so that they did not see him. They did this because Noah was not wearing any clothes. 24Later, when he was no longer drunk with the wine, Noah woke up. He found out what his youngest son, Ham, had done.

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, ‘I curse Canaan! He will become a slave that must serve his brothers.’
• Genesis 10:6These are the sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put and Canaan.
• 1 Chronicles 1:8Ham's sons were: Cush, Mizraim, Put and Canaan.
• 2 Samuel 1:19‘The greatest men of Israel now lie on the mountains. They are dead! Those brave men have fallen to the ground!
• Psalms 35:20They do not talk in a way that brings peace. Instead, they try to deceive people who want to live quietly.
• Psalms 40:15When people laugh at me, make them sorry for what they have done.
• Psalms 70:3When people laugh at me, make them ashamed for what they have done.
• Proverbs 25:9If you argue with your neighbour, do not tell his secrets to other people.
• Proverbs 30:17Punishment will come to anyone who insults his father, or who refuses to listen to his mother. Wild birds will pick out his eyes and vultures will eat his body.
• Obadiah 1:12Your brothers in Judah were in great trouble. You thought that you were better than they. But you were wrong to think that. You should not have been happy when the people in Judah were dying. You should not have been happy when they were in trouble.
• Matthew 18:15Jesus said, ‘If your Christian friend has done something wrong against you, you must go and speak to him. When you are alone with him, tell him what he has done that is wrong. He may agree with what you say. If he does, then you can call him your friend again.
• 1 Corinthians 13:6If I love people, I will not be happy when bad things happen. Instead, I will be happy when things happen that are right and true.
• Galatians 6:1My friends, if you see that someone among you is doing a wrong thing, you must warn that person. Those of you who have help from God's Spirit should tell that person how to live in a good way. But you must be patient and respect him. Be very careful yourselves, so that you do not also want to do wrong things.

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