Genesis 9:25 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And he said, 'Let Canaan be cursed; he will be the lowest servant to his brothers.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Noah is pronouncing a curse on his grandson Canaan, saying he will serve his uncles and their descendants.

📚 Historical Context

This verse follows the incident where Noah's son Ham saw his father naked and drunk, then told his brothers about it instead of covering him respectfully. Noah's other sons, Shem and Japheth, walked backward to cover their father without looking at him. When Noah awoke and learned what happened, he cursed Ham's son Canaan rather than Ham directly.

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And they said, 'We are your servants - twelve brothers, all sons of one man in the land of Canaan. Our youngest brother is at home with our father today, and one of our brothers is no longer with us.'

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They also said to Pharaoh, 'We have come to live temporarily in your land because we, your servants, have no pasture for our flocks. The famine is severe in the land of Canaan. So please, we ask you, let us live in the land of Goshen.'

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