Genesis 9:25

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Genesis 9:25

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

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

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Genesis 9

²³ Then Shem and Japheth took a garment and placed it across their shoulders, and walking backward, they covered their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father’s nakedness.

²⁴ When Noah awoke from his drunkenness and learned what his youngest son had done to him,

²⁵ he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”

²⁶ He also declared: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the servant of Shem.

²⁷ May God expand the territory of Japheth; may he dwell in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant.”

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