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Genesis 9:20–22

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Genesis 9:20

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

Genesis 9:21

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

Genesis 9:22

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

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DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 9:20

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

began

To have an original or first existence; to take rise; to commence.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

planted

Set in the earth for propagation; set; fixed; introduced; estab lished.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

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Genesis 9:21

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

drunken

Intoxicated with strong drink; overcome or affected as by intoxication, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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Genesis 9:22

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Ham

Ham, a son of Noah and ancestor named in the genealogies; the name also identifies the land of Ham in KJV usage.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

told

To tell: to say, relate, inform, count, or make known.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

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two

The number equal to one and one.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

brethren

Brothers; near kindred; fellow Israelites; or fellow believers, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

without

Outside; not within; lacking; free from; or in the absence of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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From verse 20

  1. Deuteronomy 20:6
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  2. Deuteronomy 28:30
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  3. Ecclesiastes 5:9
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  4. Genesis 3:18–19
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  5. Genesis 3:23
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From verse 21

  1. Habakkuk 2:15–16
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  2. Proverbs 20:1
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  3. Proverbs 23:31–32
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  4. Galatians 5:21
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  5. Titus 2:2
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From verse 22

  1. Proverbs 30:17
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  2. Galatians 6:1
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  3. 1 Corinthians 13:6
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  4. Matthew 18:15
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  5. Psalms 40:15
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