Genesis 9:24
22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father’s nakedness and told his two brothers outside.
23 Then Shem and Japheth took a garment and placed it across their shoulders, and walking backward, they covered their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father’s nakedness.
When Noah awoke from his drunkenness and learned what his youngest son had done to him,
25 he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”
26 He also declared: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the servant of Shem.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- When Noah awoke from his drunkenness and learned what his youngest son had done to him,
- KJV
- And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
- WEB
- Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his youngest son had done to him.
- ASV
- And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his youngest son had done unto him.
- DARBY
- And Noah awoke from his wine, and learned what his youngest son had done to him.
- BLB
- And Noah awoke from his wine and he knew what his youngest son had done to him.
- ÅB
- Da så Noah våknet av sitt rus, fikk han vite hva hans yngste sønn hadde gjort imot ham.
- OTB
- Da Noah våknet av vinen og fikk vite hva hans yngste sønn hadde gjort mot ham,
- B1930
- Da så Noah våknet av sitt rus, fikk han vite hvad hans yngste sønn hadde gjort imot ham.