Genesis 9:25
King James Version (KJV)
And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
In context
23 And 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.
24 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
25 And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
26 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
27 God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
Genesis 9:25 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
- WEB World English Bible
- He said, “Canaan is cursed. He will be a servant of servants to his brothers.”
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And he said, Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and saith: 'Cursed [is] Canaan, Servant of servants he is to his brethren.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And he said, Cursed be Canaan; Let him be a bondman of bondmen to his brethren.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And he said, Cursed be Canaan, a servant of servants shall he be to his brethren.