Genesis 9:25
Strong's Lexicon
he said,
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

“Cursed be
אָר֣וּר (’ā·rūr)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 779: 1) to curse 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to curse 1a2) cursed be he (participle used as in curses) 1b) (Niphal) to be cursed, cursed 1c)(Piel) to curse, lay under a curse, put a curse on 1d) (Hophal) to be made a curse, be cursed

Canaan !
כְּנָ֑עַן (kə·nā·‘an)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3667: Canaan = 'lowland' n pr m 1) the 4th son of Ham and the progenitor of the Phoenicians and of the various nations who peopled the seacoast of Palestine n pr loc 2) the land west of the Jordan peopled by the descendants of Canaan and subsequently conquered by the Israelites under Joshua n m 3) merchant, trader

A servant
עֶ֥בֶד (‘e·ḇeḏ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5650: 1) slave, servant 1a) slave, servant, man-servant 1b) subjects 1c) servants, worshippers (of God) 1d) servant (in special sense as prophets, Levites etc) 1e) servant (of Israel) 1f) servant (as form of address between equals)

of servants
עֲבָדִ֖ים (‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5650: 1) slave, servant 1a) slave, servant, man-servant 1b) subjects 1c) servants, worshippers (of God) 1d) servant (in special sense as prophets, Levites etc) 1e) servant (of Israel) 1f) servant (as form of address between equals)

shall he be
יִֽהְיֶ֥ה (yih·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

to his brothers.”
לְאֶחָֽיו׃ (lə·’e·ḥāw)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 251: 1) brother 1a) brother of same parents 1b) half-brother (same father) 1c) relative, kinship, same tribe 1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship) 1e) (fig.) of resemblance

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”

Young's Literal Translation
and saith: ‘Cursed [is] Canaan, Servant of servants he is to his brethren.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
he said: Canaan will be cursed. He will be the lowest of slaves to his brothers.

New American Standard Bible
So he said, "Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants He shall be to his brothers."

King James Bible
And he said, Cursed [be] Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
he said, "Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers."

New Living Translation
Then he cursed Canaan, the son of Ham: "May Canaan be cursed! May he be the lowest of servants to his relatives."

English Standard Version
he said, “Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”

New American Standard Bible
So he said, "Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants He shall be to his brothers."

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
he said: Canaan will be cursed. He will be the lowest of slaves to his brothers.

International Standard Version
he said, "Canaan is cursed! He will be the lowest of slaves to his relatives."

NET Bible
So he said, "Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves he will be to his brothers."

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

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

Young's Literal Translation
and saith: 'Cursed is Canaan, Servant of servants he is to his brethren.'
















Cross References
Genesis 9:18
And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.

Genesis 9:24
And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.

Deuteronomy 27:16
Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Joshua 9:23
Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.

1 Kings 9:21
Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 9:23
And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.

Genesis 9:22
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.

Genesis 9:26
And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

Genesis 9:27
God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

Genesis 9:28
And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
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