Genesis 9:25

Translations

Modern

…he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”

Traditional

And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.

Literal

And he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants he shall be to his brothers.”

Latin

…ait: Maledictus Chanaan, servus servorum erit fratribus suis.

Original

Hebrew

English

…he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”

Notes

Genesis 9:25

Cursed be Canaan!: Noah understood that Ham’s actions showed the character of his descendants through Canaan.

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 Community Responsibility: Achan’s Sin Curses and Blessings Symbolic Numbers

Events

Noah gets drunk and Canaan is cursedc. 2346 BC

Related verses

Deuteronomy 27:16
‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
Joshua 9:23
Now therefore you are under a curse and will perpetually serve as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”
Judges 1:28–30
When Israel became stronger, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor, but they never drove them out completely.
John 8:34
Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.
Joshua 9:27
On that day he made them woodcutters and water carriers, as they are to this day for the congregation of the LORD and for the altar at the place He would choose.
1 Kings 9:20–21
As for all the people who remained of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (the people who were not Israelites)—
2 Chronicles 8:7–8
As for all the people who remained of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (these people were not Israelites)—
Genesis 9:22
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers outside.
Matthew 25:41
Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
Genesis 49:7
Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
Deuteronomy 28:18
The fruit of your womb will be cursed, as well as the produce of your land, the calves of your herds, and the lambs of your flocks.
Genesis 4:11
Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.

People

Canaan: Son of Ham; father of Sidon and Heth

Glossary

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

Topics

Canaanites: Prophecy Concerning Children: Power of Parents Over, During the Patriarchal Age Children: Wicked: Canaan Curse: Denounced: Against Canaan, Noah's Son Ham: Son of Noah: Provokes his Father's Wrath and is Cursed by Him Judgments: Upon Individuals - Exemplified: Canaan Noah: Son of Lamech: Intoxication of, and his Curse Upon Canaan Parents: Paternal Blessings of Noah Parents: Paternal Reproaches Patriarchal Government: Exercised in Blessing and Cursing Their Children Prophets: Noah Servants: Early Mention of Shem: His Filial Conduct The Canaanites: An Accursed Race

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