Genesis 9:25
he sayd: cursed be Canaan ad a seruante, of all seruantes be he to his brethren.
William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)
In The King James Version
And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
In Context
24As soone as Noe was awaked fro his wyne and wyst what his yongest sonne had done vnto hym
26And he sayd: Blessed be the LORde God of Se and Canaan be his seruante.
Cross References
Genesis 3:14And the LORde God sayd vnto the serpet because thou haste so done moste cursed be thou of all catell and of all beastes of the feld: vppo thy bely shalt thou goo: and erth shalt thou eate all dayes of thy lyfe.
Genesis 9:22And Ham the father of Canaan sawe his fathers prevytees and tolde his ij. brethren that were wythout.
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 →