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

20After the flood, Noah began to cultivate the ground, and he planted a vineyard. 21One day he drank some wine he had made, and he became drunk and lay naked inside his tent. Ham, the father of Canaan, saw that his father was naked and went outside and told his brothers. 23Then Shem and Japheth took a robe, held it over their shoulders, and backed into the tent to cover their father. As they did this, they looked the other way so they would not see him naked. 24When Noah woke up from his stupor, he learned what Ham, his youngest son, 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 9:25Then he cursed Canaan, the son of Ham: “May Canaan be cursed! May he be the lowest of servants to his relatives.”
• Genesis 10:6The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
• 1 Chronicles 1:8The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
• 2 Samuel 1:19Your pride and joy, O Israel, lies dead on the hills! Oh, how the mighty heroes have fallen!
• Psalms 35:20They don’t talk of peace; they plot against innocent people who mind their own business.
• Psalms 40:15Let them be horrified by their shame, for they said, “Aha! We’ve got him now!”
• Psalms 70:3Let them be horrified by their shame, for they said, “Aha! We’ve got him now!”
• Proverbs 25:9When arguing with your neighbor, don’t betray another person’s secret.
• Proverbs 30:17The eye that mocks a father and despises a mother’s instructions will be plucked out by ravens of the valley and eaten by vultures.
• Obadiah 1:12“You should not have gloated when they exiled your relatives to distant lands. You should not have rejoiced when the people of Judah suffered such misfortune. You should not have spoken arrogantly in that terrible time of trouble.
• Matthew 18:15“If another believer sins against you, go privately and point out the offense. If the other person listens and confesses it, you have won that person back.
• 1 Corinthians 13:6It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out.
• Galatians 6:1Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself.

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