Genesis 9:25

Genesis 9:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
• New International Version (NIV)he said, “Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)he said, "Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be to his brothers."
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then he cursed Canaan, the son of Ham: “May Canaan be cursed! May he be the lowest of servants to his relatives.”

Context of Genesis 9:25

23But Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father’s nakedness. 24So Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done to him. Then he said: “Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants He shall be to his brethren.” 26And he said: “Blessed be the Lord, The God of Shem, And may Canaan be his servant. 27May God enlarge Japheth, And may he dwell in the tents of Shem; And may Canaan be his servant.”

Genesis 9:25 word by word

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אָר֣וּר כְּנָ֑עַן עֶ֥בֶד עֲבָדִ֖ים יִֽהְיֶ֥ה לְאֶחָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Cursedאָרַר'ârar · to curseH779
• Canaanכְּנַ֫עַןkena‛an · CanaanH3667
• a servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• shall he be unto his brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251

Cross-references for Genesis 9:25

• Genesis 9:22And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.
• Genesis 3:14So the Lord God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, You are cursed more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you shall go, And you shall eat dust All the days of your life.
• Genesis 4:11So now you are cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
• Genesis 49:7Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce; And their wrath, for it is cruel! I will divide them in Jacob And scatter them in Israel.
• Deuteronomy 27:16‘Cursed is the one who treats his father or his mother with contempt.’ “And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’
• Deuteronomy 28:18“Cursed shall be the fruit of your body and the produce of your land, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks.
• Matthew 25:41“Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:
• John 8:34Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin.
• Joshua 9:23Now therefore, you are cursed, and none of you shall be freed from being slaves—woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”
• Judges 1:28And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites under tribute, but did not completely drive them out.
• 1 Kings 9:20All the people who were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not of the children of Israel—
• 2 Chronicles 8:7All the people who were left of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not of Israel—

Commentaries on Genesis 9:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Cursed be Canaan - See on the preceding verses. In the 25th, 26th, and 27th verses, instead of Canaan simply, the Arabic version has Ham the father of Canaan; but this is acknowledged by none of the other versions, and seems to be merely a gloss.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. 24-29Verses 24-29 Noah declares a curse on Canaan, the son of Ham; perhaps this grandson of his was more guilty than the rest. A servant of servants, that is, The meanest and most despicable servant, shall he be, even to his brethren. This certainly points at the victories in after-times obtained by Israel over the Canaanites, by which they were put to the sword, or brought to pay tribute. The whole continent of Africa was peopled mostly by the descendants of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25Cursed be Canaan!: Noah understood that Ham’s actions showed the character of his descendants through Canaan.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. Cursed be Canaan--This doom has been fulfilled in the destruction of the Canaanites--in the degradation of Egypt and the slavery of the Africans, the descendants of Ham.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 9:25

• Canaanites
• Children
• Curse
• Ham
• Noah
• Parents
• Shem

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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