Genesis 9:25

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”

American Standard Version (1901)

And he said, Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.

Bible in Basic English

Cursed be Canaan; let him be a servant of servants to his brothers.

Douay-Rheims 1899

He said: Cursed be Chanaan, a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.

Free Bible Version

and said, “May Canaan be cursed! He will be the lowest kind of slave and will serve his brothers!”

Geneva Bible 1599

And said, Cursed be Canaan: a seruant of seruants shall he be vnto his brethren.

King James (Authorized) Version

And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.

One Unity Resource Bible

He said, “Canaan [Humbled] is cursed. He will be a servant of servants to his brothers.”

Plain English Version

Then Noah said, “I’m going to curse Canaan, Ham’s son. He will have to work hard for his relatives, without pay.

Translation for Translators

He said, “I am cursing Ham’s youngest son, Canaan, and his descendants. They will be like slaves to their uncles.

Unlocked Literal Bible

So he said, “Cursed be Canaan. May he be a servant to his brothers' servants.”

Noah Webster Bible

And he said, Cursed be Canaan, a servant of servants shall he be to his brethren.

World English Bible

He said, “Canaan is cursed. He will be a servant of servants to his brothers.”

Young's Literal Translation

and saith: 'Cursed [is] Canaan, Servant of servants he is to his brethren.'

Context

Noah’s Shame and Canaan’s Curse

²⁴When Noah awoke from his drunkenness and learned what his youngest son had done to him, ²⁵he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”

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Summary

This verse records Noah's curse on his grandson Canaan, declaring him to be a servant of servants to his brothers. The curse was a consequence of Canaan's father, Ham, dishonoring Noah. This passage highlights the importance of honoring parents and the serious consequences of disrespect. It also serves as a reminder of the power of words spoken by those in authority, as Noah's pronouncement had a lasting impact on Canaan and his descendants.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Cursed be Canaan - See on the preceding verses. In the 25th, 26th, and 27th verses, instead of Canaan simply, the Arabic version has Ham the father of Canaan; but this is acknowledged by none of the other versions, and seems to be merely a gloss.

John Gill Bible Commentary

And he said,.... Not in a drunken fit, as some profane persons would suggest, for he was awaked from his wine; nor in the heat of passion, but by inspiration, under a spirit of prophecy: cursed be Canaan; or, "O cursed Canaan", or rather, "Canaan is", or "shall be cursed" (q); for the words are either a declaration of what was his case, or a prediction of what it should be. It may seem strange that Canaan should be cursed, and not Ham, who seems to he the only aggressor, by what is said in the context; hence one copy of the Septuagint, as Ainsworth observes, reads Ham, and the Arabic writers the father of Canaan; and so Saadiah Gaon supplies it, as Aben Ezra relates; and the same supplement is made by others (r): but as both were guilty, as appears from what has been observed on the former verses, and Canaan particularly was first in the transgression; it seems most wise and just that he should be expressly named, since hereby Ham is not excluded a share in the punishment of the crime he had a concern in, being punished in his son, his youngest son, who perhaps was his darling and favourite, and which must be very afflicting to him to hear of; and since Canaan only, and not any of the other sons of Ham were guilty, he, and not Ham by name, is cursed, lest it should be thought that the curse would fall upon Ham and all his posterity; whereas the curse descends on him, and very justly proceeds in the line of Canaan; and who is the rather mentioned, because he was the father of the accursed race of the Canaanites, whom God abhorred, and, for their wickedness, was about to drive out of their land, and give it to his people for an inheritance; and in order to which the Israelites were now upon the expedition, when Moses wrote this account, and which must animate them to it; for by this prediction they would see that they were an accursed people, and that they were to be their servants: a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren; the posterities of Shem and Japheth, who stood in the relation of brethren to Canaan and his posterity; and to those he and his offspring were to become the most mean abject servants, as the phrase implies: this character agrees with the name of Canaan, which may be derived from "to depress", "humble", and "make mean and abject". (q) "maledictus erit Cenahan", Junius & Tremellius. (r) So some in Vatablus.

Genesis 9:25

Noah’s Shame and Canaan’s Curse

²⁴When Noah awoke from his drunkenness and learned what his youngest son had done to him, ²⁵he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”

Scripture
Sermons
Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”

American Standard Version (1901)

And he said, Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.

Bible in Basic English

Cursed be Canaan; let him be a servant of servants to his brothers.

Douay-Rheims 1899

He said: Cursed be Chanaan, a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.

Free Bible Version

and said, “May Canaan be cursed! He will be the lowest kind of slave and will serve his brothers!”

Geneva Bible 1599

And said, Cursed be Canaan: a seruant of seruants shall he be vnto his brethren.

King James (Authorized) Version

And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.

One Unity Resource Bible

He said, “Canaan [Humbled] is cursed. He will be a servant of servants to his brothers.”

Plain English Version

Then Noah said, “I’m going to curse Canaan, Ham’s son. He will have to work hard for his relatives, without pay.

Translation for Translators

He said, “I am cursing Ham’s youngest son, Canaan, and his descendants. They will be like slaves to their uncles.

Unlocked Literal Bible

So he said, “Cursed be Canaan. May he be a servant to his brothers' servants.”

Noah Webster Bible

And he said, Cursed be Canaan, a servant of servants shall he be to his brethren.

World English Bible

He said, “Canaan is cursed. He will be a servant of servants to his brothers.”

Young's Literal Translation

and saith: 'Cursed [is] Canaan, Servant of servants he is to his brethren.'

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Genesis 9:25

Verse

Context

Noah’s Shame and Canaan’s Curse

Sermons

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes

Genesis 9:25

Noah’s Shame and Canaan’s Curse

(Through the Bible) Exodus 1-5

(Revelation) Part 1 the Scarlet Womans Future Judgement

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes