Genesis 9:20
And Noah remaineth a man of the ground, and planteth a vineyard,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
In Context
19These three [are] sons of Noah, and from these hath all the earth been overspread.
21and drinketh of the wine, and is drunken, and uncovereth himself in the midst of the tent.
Cross References
Genesis 3:18and thorn and bramble it doth bring forth to thee, and thou hast eaten the herb of the field;
Genesis 4:2and she addeth to bear his brother, even Abel. And Abel is feeding a flock, and Cain hath been servant of the ground.
Deuteronomy 20:6'And who [is] the man that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not made it common? — let him go and turn back to his house, lest he die in battle, and another man make it common.
Proverbs 10:11A fountain of life [is] the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.
Proverbs 24:30Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart.
Song of Solomon 1:6Fear me not, because I [am] very dark, Because the sun hath scorched me, The sons of my mother were angry with me, They made me keeper of the vineyards, My vineyard — my own — I have not kept.
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 →