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Selected Verse: Genesis 9:25 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ge 9:25 |
Strong Concordance |
And he said [0559], Cursed [0779] be Canaan [03667]; a servant [05650] of servants [05650] shall he be unto his brethren [0251]. |
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King James |
And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| Cursed be Canaan--This doom has been fulfilled in the destruction of the Canaanites--in the degradation of Egypt and the slavery of the Africans, the descendants of Ham. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
Cursed
See note subdiv. 5-7,
(See Scofield) - (Gen 9:1). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| A servant of servants - That is, the meanest and most despicable servant shall he be, even to his brethren. Those who by birth were his equals, should by conquest be his lords. This certainly points at the victories obtained by Israel over the Canaanites, by which they were all either put to the sword, or put under tribute. Jos 9:23; Jdg 1:28, Jdg 1:30, Jdg 1:33, Jdg 1:35, which happened not 'till about eight hundred years after this. God often visits the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, especially when the children inherit the fathers wicked dispositions, and imitate the father's wicked practices. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| 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. |
1 And God [0430] blessed [01288] Noah [05146] and his sons [01121], and said [0559] unto them, Be fruitful [06509], and multiply [07235], and replenish [04390] the earth [0776].
35 But the Amorites [0567] would [02974] dwell [03427] in mount [02022] Heres [02776] in Aijalon [0357], and in Shaalbim [08169]: yet the hand [03027] of the house [01004] of Joseph [03130] prevailed [03513], so that they became tributaries [04522].
33 Neither did Naphtali [05321] drive out [03423] the inhabitants [03427] of Bethshemesh [01053], nor the inhabitants [03427] of Bethanath [01043]; but he dwelt [03427] among [07130] the Canaanites [03669], the inhabitants [03427] of the land [0776]: nevertheless the inhabitants [03427] of Bethshemesh [01053] and of Bethanath [01043] became tributaries [04522] unto them.
30 Neither did Zebulun [02074] drive out [03423] the inhabitants [03427] of Kitron [07003], nor the inhabitants [03427] of Nahalol [05096]; but the Canaanites [03669] dwelt [03427] among [07130] them, and became tributaries [04522].
28 And it came to pass, when Israel [03478] was strong [02388], that they put [07760] the Canaanites [03669] to tribute [04522], and did not utterly [03423] drive them out [03423].
23 Now therefore ye are cursed [0779], and there shall none of you be freed [03772] from being bondmen [05650], and hewers [02404] of wood [06086] and drawers [07579] of water [04325] for the house [01004] of my God [0430].