Genesis 9:25
and said, “May Canaan be cursed! He will be the lowest kind of slave and will serve his brothers!”
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
In Context
24When Noah woke up from his drunken sleep, he discovered what his youngest son had done,
26Then Noah continued, “May the Lord be blessed, the God of Shem, and may Canaan be his slave.
Cross References
Genesis 3:14Then the Lord God told the serpent, “Because of what you've done, you are cursed more than any of the other animals. You will slide along on your belly and eat dust as long as you live.
Genesis 9:22Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father's private parts and went and told his two brothers who were outside.
Deuteronomy 27:16“A curse on anyone who dishonors their father or mother.” Everyone says “Amen!”
Joshua 9:23Consequently you are under a curse. From now on you shall forever be servants, woodcutters and water-carriers for the house of my God.”
Judges 1:28When the Israelites grew stronger, they made the Canaanites do forced labor, but they never completely drove them out.
2 Chronicles 8:7There were some people who remained in the land: the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—people who were not Israelites.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 9:25-28
Noah's Prophecy. ( b. c. 2347.) 24 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him. 25 And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. 26 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. 27 God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. Here, I. Noah comes to himself: He awoke from his wine. Sleep cured him, and, we may suppose, so cured him that he never relapsed… Read the whole commentary →