Genesis 9:20
And Noe, a husbandman, began to till the ground, and planted a vineyard.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
In Context
19These three are the sons of Noe: and from these was all mankind spread over the whole earth.
21And drinking of the wine was made drunk, and was uncovered in his tent.
Cross References
Genesis 3:18Thorns and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou eat the herbs of the earth.
Genesis 4:2And again she brought forth his brother Abel. And Abel was a shepherd, and Cain a husbandman.
Deuteronomy 20:6What man is there, that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not as yet made it to be common, whereof all men may eat? let him go, and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man execute his office.
Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the just is a vein of life: and the mouth of the wicked covereth iniquity.
Proverbs 24:30I passed by the field of the slothful man, and by the vineyard of the foolish man:
Song of Solomon 1:6Shew me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou liest in the midday, lest I begin to wander after the flocks of thy companions.
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 →