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Genesis 9:19–22

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These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.
And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
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From verse 19

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:4–28Rank 1 from verse 19
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    4Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

    5¶ The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

    6And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

    7And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

    8¶ The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

    9And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.

    10And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.

    11And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

    12And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the Philistines,) and Caphthorim.

    13And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,

    14The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,

    15And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

    16And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.

    17¶ The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

    18And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.

    19And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother’s name was Joktan.

    20And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

    21Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah,

    22And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

    23And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

    24¶ Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,

    25Eber, Peleg, Reu,

    26Serug, Nahor, Terah,

    27Abram; the same is Abraham.

    28The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael.

  2. Genesis 10:2–32Rank 2 from verse 19
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    2The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

    3And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

    4And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

    5By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

    6¶ And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.

    7And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.

    8And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

    9He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.

    10And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

    11Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,

    12And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.

    13And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

    14And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.

    15¶ And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,

    16And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,

    17And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

    18And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.

    19And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.

    20These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.

    21¶ Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.

    22The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.

    23And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.

    24And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.

    25And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.

    26And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

    27And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,

    28And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

    29And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.

    30And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.

    31These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.

    32These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

  3. Genesis 5:32Rank 3 from verse 19
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    32And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

  4. Genesis 8:17Rank 4 from verse 19
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    17Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.

From verse 20

  1. Deuteronomy 20:6Rank 1 from verse 20
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    6And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet eaten of it? let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it.

  2. Deuteronomy 28:30Rank 2 from verse 20
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    30Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof.

  3. Ecclesiastes 5:9Rank 3 from verse 20
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    9¶ Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.

  4. Genesis 3:18–19Rank 4 from verse 20
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    18Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;

    19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

  5. Genesis 3:23Rank 5 from verse 20
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    23Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

From verse 21

  1. Habakkuk 2:15–16Rank 1 from verse 21
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    15¶ Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!

    16Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the Lord’s right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.

  2. Proverbs 20:1Rank 2 from verse 21
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    1WINE is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

  3. Proverbs 23:31–32Rank 3 from verse 21
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    31Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.

    32At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

  4. Galatians 5:21Rank 4 from verse 21
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    21Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

  5. Titus 2:2Rank 5 from verse 21
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    2That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.

From verse 22

  1. Proverbs 30:17Rank 1 from verse 22
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    17The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.

  2. Galatians 6:1Rank 2 from verse 22
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    1BRETHREN, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

  3. 1 Corinthians 13:6Rank 3 from verse 22
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    6Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

  4. Matthew 18:15Rank 4 from verse 22
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    15¶ Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

  5. Psalms 40:15Rank 5 from verse 22
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    15Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.

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Genesis 9:19

COMBINED MEANING

earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Genesis 9:20

COMBINED MEANING

began

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Past-tense or past-participial form of begin (to have an original or first existence; to take rise; to commence).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Genesis 9:21

COMBINED MEANING

drank

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Past-tense or past-participial form of drink (to take liquid into the mouth and swallow it).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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wine

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The produce of grapes or other fruit used as a drink.

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drunken

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Intoxicated with strong drink; overcome or affected as by intoxication.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

tent

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A movable shelter or dwelling made of curtains, skins, or fabric supported by cords, poles, and stakes; by extension, a temporary habitation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Genesis 9:22

COMBINED MEANING

Ham

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Sense 1: Ham, a son of Noah and an ancestor named in the genealogies. Sense 2: The land of Ham.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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told

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Past-tense or past-participial form of tell (to say, relate, inform, count, or make known).

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brethren

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1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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without

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Outside or on the exterior; beyond a boundary; lacking, absent, free from, not accompanied by, or apart from the person, thing, condition, means, or relation named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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.

9:19These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.

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9:20And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:

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9:21And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.

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

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9:23And 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.

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

9:25And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.

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