Genesis 9:25
So he said, 1 “Cursed be Canaan. 1 May he be a servant to his brothers' servants.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
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 awoke from his wine, he learned what his youngest son had done to him.
26He also said, 1 “May Yahweh, the God of Shem, be blessed, 1 and may Canaan be his servant. 1
Cross References
Genesis 3:14Yahweh God said to the serpent, 1 “Because you have done this, 1 cursed are you alone among all the livestock 1 and all the beasts of the field. 1 It is on your stomach that you will go, 1 and it is dust that you will eat all the days of your life. 1
Genesis 9:22Then Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father and told his two brothers outside.
Deuteronomy 27:16'May the man be cursed who dishonors his father or his mother.' Then all the people must say, 'Amen.'
Joshua 9:23Now, because of this, you are cursed and some of you will always be slaves, those who cut wood and draw water for the house of my God.”
Judges 1:28When Israel became strong, they forced the Canaanites to serve them with hard labor, but they never drove them out completely.
2 Chronicles 8:7As for all the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who did not belong to Israel,
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 →