Genesis 9:22

And Ham the father of Canaan saw his father’s shame,—and told his two brethren outside.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 dank of the wine and became drunk, and uncovered himself in the midst of his tent.

23And Shem and Japheth took a mantle, and put it on the shoulder of them both and went backwards, and covered the shame of their father, but their faces were backwards, and the shame of their father, saw they not.

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Cross References

Genesis 10:6And, the sons of Ham: Cush and Mizraim and Phut and Canaan.

2 Samuel 1:19The beauty of Israel! on thy high plumes—slain! How have fallen—the mighty!

1 Chronicles 1:13And, Canaan, begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth;

Psalms 40:15Let them be astonished on account of their own shame, who are saying of me, Aha! Aha!

Proverbs 25:9Thy contention, urge thou with thy neighbour, and, the secret of another, do not reveal:

Obadiah 1:12Do not, then, look with satisfaction upon the day of thy brother, upon the day of his calamity, Neither rejoice over the sons of Judah—in the day of their ruin,—nor enlarge thy mouth—in the day of distress:

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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