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Genesis 9:25

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And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
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  1. Deuteronomy 27:16Rank 1 from verse 25
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    16Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

  2. Joshua 9:23Rank 2 from verse 25
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    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.

  3. Judges 1:28–30Rank 3 from verse 25
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    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.

  4. 1 Kings 9:20–21Rank 4 from verse 25
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    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.

  5. John 8:34Rank 5 from verse 25
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    34Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.

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Genesis 9:25

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servant

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

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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

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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.

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

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

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

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