Genesis 9:22

Because of this, when Ham, the father of Canaan, had indeed seen the privates of his father to be naked, he reported it to his two brothers outside.

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In The King James Version

And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.

In Context

21And by drinking its wine, he became inebriated and was naked in his tent.

23And truly, Shem and Japheth put a cloak upon their arms, and, advancing backwards, covered the privates of their father. And their faces were turned away, so that they did not see their father’s manhood.

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Cross References

Genesis 10:6And the Sons of Ham were Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.

2 Samuel 1:19The illustrious of Israel have been killed upon your mountains. How could the valiant have fallen?

1 Chronicles 1:13Truly, Canaan conceived Sidon, his firstborn, as well as the Hittite,

Proverbs 25:9Argue your case with your friend, and do not reveal the secret to an outsider,

Obadiah 1:12But you shall not show disdain for the day of your brother in the day of his sojourn. And you shall not rejoice over the sons of Judah in the day of their perdition. And you shall not magnify your mouth in the day of anguish.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 9:19-24

Sin of Ham. ( b. c. 2347.) 18 And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan. 19 These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread. 20 And Noah began to be a husbandman, and he planted a vineyard: 21 And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent. 22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without. 23 And Shem and Japheth took a garment,… Read the whole commentary →

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