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Genesis 9:25–26

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25he said,

“Cursedt be Canaan!u

The lowest of slaves

will he be to his brothers.v”

26He also said,

“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Shem!w

May Canaan be the slavex of Shem.

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Cross references

  1. tGe 27:12
  2. uver 18; Ex 20:5; Ps 79:8; Isa 14:21; Jer 31:29; 32:18
  3. vGe 25:23; 27:29, 37, 40; 37:10; 49:8; Nu 24:18; Jos 9:23
  4. wGe 14:20; Ex 18:10; Ps 7:17
  5. x1 Ki 9:21

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

he said,

“Cursed be Canaan;

a servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”

He also said,

“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Shem;

and let Canaan be his servant.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

he said:

Canaan is cursed.

He will be the lowest of slaves to his brothers.

He also said:

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Shem;

Let Canaan be Shem’s slave.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then he cursed Canaan, the son of Ham:

“May Canaan be cursed!

May he be the lowest of servants to his relatives.”

Then Noah said,

“May the Lord, the God of Shem, be blessed,

and may Canaan be his servant!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he said,

“Cursed be Canaan,

a slave of slaves he shall be to his brothers.”

Then he said,

“Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Shem,

and let Canaan be a slave to them.

KJV 1900King James Version

And he said,

Cursed be Canaan;

A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.

And he said,

Blessed be the Lord God of Shem;

And Canaan shall be his servant.