Genesis 9:25 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 9:25

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

4 voices

Justin Martyr

Dialogue with Trypho, Chapter CXXXIX (165)

For another mystery was accomplished and predicted in the days of Noah, of which you are not aware. It is this: in the blessings wherewith Noah blessed his two sons, and in the curse pronounced on his son's son. For the Spirit of prophecy would not curse the son that had been by God blessed along with [his brothers]. But since the punishment of the sin would cleave to the whole descent of the son that mocked at his father's nakedness, he made the curse originate with his son.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And he said,.... Not in a drunken fit, as some profane persons would suggest, for he was awaked from his wine; nor in the heat of passion, but by inspiration, under a spirit of prophecy: cursed be Canaan; or, "O cursed Canaan", or rather, "Canaan is", or "shall be cursed" (q); for the words are either a declaration of what was his case, or a prediction of what it should be.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The Canaanites were under a curse of slavery, and yet, for a great while, had the dominion; for a family, a people, a person, may lie under the curse of God, and yet may long prosper in the world, till the measure of their iniquity, like that of the Canaanites, be full. Many are marked for ruin that are not yet ripe for ruin. Therefore, Let not thy heart envy sinners.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Cursed 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.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
אָר֣וּר	'a.Rur	[be] cursed	H779 →
כְּנָ֑עַן	ke.Na.'an	Canaan	H3667 →
עֶ֥בֶד	'E.ved	a slave of	H5650 →
עֲבָדִ֖ים	'a.va.Dim	slaves	H5650 →
יִֽהְיֶ֥ה	yih.Yeh	he will be	H1961 →
לְאֶחָֽיו׃	le.'e.Chav	of brothers his	H251 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 8:34
Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.
leads to
- Romans 6:16
  Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to…
- 2 Peter 2:19
  They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.
- Proverbs 5:22
  The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
- 1 John 3:8–10
  The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the…
- Romans 6:12
  Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires.
Through
Deuteronomy 27:16
‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
leads to
- Leviticus 19:3
  Each of you must respect his mother and father, and you must keep My Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
- Exodus 21:17
  Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.
Through
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.”
leads to
- Joshua 9:21
  They continued, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation.” So the leaders kept their promise.

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Noah Curses Ham and Canaan — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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Where the connections lead

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06About Genesis

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Genesis