Genesis 9:26
Then Noah continued, “May the Lord be blessed, the God of Shem, and may Canaan be his slave.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
In Context
25and said, “May Canaan be cursed! He will be the lowest kind of slave and will serve his brothers!”
Cross References
Genesis 12:1The Lord told Abram, “Leave your country, your relatives, your family home, and travel to the land I'm going to show you.
Genesis 27:40You will make a living by using your sword, and you will be your brother's servant. But when you rebel, you will throw off his yoke from your neck.”
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.”
Psalms 144:15The people who live like this will be happy. Happy are those whose God is the Lord.
Romans 9:5They are our forefathers—ancestors of Christ, humanly-speaking, the one who rules over everything, the eternally-blessed God. Amen.
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 →