Genesis 9:20

Translations

Modern

Now Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.

Traditional

And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:

Literal

And Noah began to be a man of the ground, and he planted a vineyard.

Latin

Cœpitque Noë vir agricola exercere terram, et plantavit vineam.

Original

Hebrew

English

Now Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.

Notes

Genesis 9:20–27

The story of Noah begins with him walking in righteousness and obeying the Lord (6:9). It ends with him drunk and naked in his tent, cursing Canaan. Even after the great flood, people still showed sinful behaviors that led to the flood.

The text emphasizes the cursed origin of the Canaanites, a corrupt and idol-worshiping group. Israel would later remove them from the promised land (see also 15:16 and study note; Leviticus 18:3; 20:23).

Theme notes and profiles

Noah Symbolic Numbers

Events

Noah gets drunk and Canaan is cursedc. 2346 BC

Related verses

Proverbs 10:11
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Genesis 3:23
Therefore the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.
Genesis 4:2
Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.
Deuteronomy 20:6
Has any man planted a vineyard and not begun to enjoy its fruit? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man enjoy its fruit.
Genesis 3:18–19
Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.
Deuteronomy 28:30
You will be pledged in marriage to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house but will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but will not enjoy its fruit.
Genesis 5:29
And he named him Noah, saying, “May this one comfort us in the labor and toil of our hands caused by the ground that the LORD has cursed.”
Isaiah 28:24–26
Does the plowman plow for planting every day? Does he continuously loosen and harrow the soil?
Ecclesiastes 5:9
The produce of the earth is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.
Proverbs 12:11
The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.
1 Corinthians 9:7
Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk?
Proverbs 24:30
I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.

People

Noah: Righteous man, built ark, survived flood

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Biblical Concept of Law Chronology of the Bible (Old Testament) Genesis, Book of Ham (Person) Japheth Land Mesopotamia Noah Patriarchs, Period of the Shem Shinar The Flood Vines, Vineyard

Topics

Agriculture or Farming: Patriarchs Engaged In Agriculture or Farming: The Labour of, Supposed to be Lessened by Noah Agriculture: Practiced by Noah Arts of The: Husbandman Grape: Cultivated in Vineyards by Noah Ham: Son of Noah: Provokes his Father's Wrath and is Cursed by Him Noah: Son of Lamech: Intoxication of, and his Curse Upon Canaan The Vine: Cultivated in Vineyards from the Time of Noah Vineyards: Origin and Antiquity of Wine: First Mention of

Genesis 9:20

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