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Genesis 9:20–28

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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.

Genesis 9:23

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.

Genesis 9:24

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

Genesis 9:25

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

Genesis 9:26

26And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

Genesis 9:27

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

Genesis 9:28

28¶ And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.

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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)

DEFINED WORDS

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)

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 9:22

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

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)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

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)

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 9:23

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

shoulders

The upper joints and parts of the body between the neck and arms; figures of bearing or supporting a load.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

backward

Toward the back, with the back foremost, or in the reverse direction.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 9:24

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

awoke

To cease sleeping, or to arouse from sleep or inactivity.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

younger

Not so old as another; less advanced in age.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 (facsimile-linked witness) · Strong's Exhaustive Concordance 1890 (occurrence-specific) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

done

Performed; executed; finished; a word by which agreement to a proposal is expressed.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

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Genesis 9:25

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Cursed

Execrated; afflicted; vexed; tormented; blasted by a curse.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

servant

One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

servants

Persons who serve, labour for, obey, or attend another.

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)

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 9:26

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Blessed

Favored by God; happy or spiritually prosperous; or praised, according to context.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Lord

LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

God

A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

servant

One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.

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

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 9:27

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

God

A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

servant

One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.

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

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 9:28

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

lived

To live: to remain alive, dwell, or conduct one's life.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

after

Later than, behind, following, or in pursuit of, according to context.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

three

The number following two and preceding four.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hundred

The number equal to ten times ten.

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

fifty

The number equal to five times ten.

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

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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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From verse 23

  1. Galatians 6:1
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  2. Exodus 20:12
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  3. 1 Peter 2:17
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  4. 1 Peter 4:8
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  5. 1 Timothy 5:1
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From verse 25

  1. Deuteronomy 27:16
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  2. Joshua 9:23
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  3. Judges 1:28–30
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  4. 1 Kings 9:20–21
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  5. John 8:34
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From verse 26

  1. Psalms 144:15
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  2. Genesis 12:1–3
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  3. Hebrews 11:16
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  4. Deuteronomy 33:26
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  5. Genesis 10:10–26
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From verse 27

  1. Romans 11:12
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  2. Romans 15:12
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  3. Ephesians 2:13–14
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  4. Ephesians 3:6
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  5. Hebrews 11:9–10
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