Genesis 9:23–25
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.
23And Shem and Iaphet tooke a garment, and layed it vpon both their shoulders, and went backward, and couered the nakednesse of their father, and their faces were backward, and they saw not their fathers nakednesse.
24And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
24And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his yonger sonne had done vnto him.
25And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
25And he said, Cursed bee Canaan: a seruant of seruants shall hee be vnto his brethren.
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Genesis 9:23Cross-references · 9 ranked passages
- Galatians 6:1Rank 1
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.
1¶ Brethren, ‖if a man bee ouertaken in a fault: yee which are spirituall, restore such a one in the spirit of meeknesse, considering thy selfe least thou also be tempted.
- Exodus 20:12Rank 2
- 1 Peter 2:17Rank 3
- 1 Peter 4:8Rank 4
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- 1 Timothy 5:19Rank 7
- Leviticus 19:32Rank 8
- Romans 13:7Rank 9
Genesis 9:24Cross-references · 0 ranked passages
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Genesis 9:25Cross-references · 13 ranked passages
- Deuteronomy 27:16Rank 1
- Joshua 9:23Rank 2
23Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.
23Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall †none of you bee freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood, and drawers of water, for the house of my God.
- Judges 1:28–30Rank 3
28And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.
29¶ Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.
30¶ Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries.
28And it came to passe when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not vtterly driue them out.
29¶ *Neither did Ephraim driue out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.
30¶ Neither did Zebulun driue out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol: but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries.
- 1 Kings 9:20–21Rank 4
20And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which were not of the children of Israel,
21Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.
20 And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittittes, Perizzites, Hiuites, and Iebusites, which were not of the children of Israel,
21Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able vtterly to destroy, vpon those did Solomon leuie a tribute of bond-seruice vnto this day.
- Joshua 9:27Rank 6
27And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the Lord, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose.
27And Ioshua made them that day, hewers of wood, and drawers of water for the Congregation, and for the Altar of the LORD, euen vnto this day, in the place which he should choose.
- 2 Chronicles 8:7–8Rank 7
7¶ As for all the people that were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which were not of Israel,
8But of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, them did Solomon make to pay tribute until this day.
7¶ As for all the people that were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hiuites, and the Iebusites, which were not of Israel:
8 But of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not; them did Solomon make to pay tribute, vntill this day.
- Genesis 9:22Rank 8
- Deuteronomy 28:18Rank 9
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- Matthew 25:41Rank 11
- Genesis 3:14Rank 12
14And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
14And the LORD God said vnto the Serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed aboue all cattel, and aboue euery beast of the field: vpon thy belly shalt thou goe, and dust shalt thou eate, all the dayes of thy life.
- Genesis 4:11Rank 13
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Genesis 9:23
1. An article of clothing or covering worn or placed about the body. 2. Figuratively, something that covers or surrounds as clothing does.
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Sense 1: Placed, set, put down, deposited, arranged, established, founded, imposed, applied, stored, buried, or overlaid. Sense 2: Reclined or brought to rest.
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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.
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The upper joints and parts of the body between the neck and arms; figures of bearing or supporting a load.
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Sense 1: Toward the back, with the back foremost, or in reverse. Sense 2: Figuratively, into defeat, decline, rebellion, or perverted judgment.
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Had a covering placed or spread over; hidden, concealed, enclosed, overlaid, clothed, sheltered, or occupied over the surface or extent of something.
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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.
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Genesis 9:24
Past-tense or past-participial form of awake (to cease sleeping, or to arouse from sleep or inactivity).
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The produce of grapes or other fruit used as a drink.
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Perceived, understood, recognized, or was acquainted with.
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Not so old as another; less advanced in age.
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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.
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Genesis 9:25
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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Execrated; afflicted; vexed; tormented; blasted by a curse.
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One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.
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Persons who serve, labour for, obey, or attend another.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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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.
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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.
9:18¶ And the sonnes of Noah that went forth of the Arke, were Shem, and Ham, and Iaphet: and Ham is the father of †Canaan.
9:19These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.
9:19These are the three sonnes of Noah: and of them was the whole earth ouerspread.
9:20And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
9:20And Noah began to bee an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard.
9:21And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
9:21And he dranke of the wine, and was drunken, and hee was vncouered within his tent.
9:22And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
9:22And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakednesse of his father, and told his two brethren without.
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.
9:23And Shem and Iaphet tooke a garment, and layed it vpon both their shoulders, and went backward, and couered the nakednesse of their father, and their faces were backward, and they saw not their fathers nakednesse.
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9:24And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his yonger sonne had done vnto him.
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9:25And he said, Cursed bee Canaan: a seruant of seruants shall hee be vnto his brethren.
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