Genesis 9:25

Genesis 9:25

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

a. NLT: Then he cursed Canaan, the son of Ham: “May Canaan be cursed! May he be the lowest of servants to his relatives.”

b. NIV: He said, “Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers.”

c. YLT: And saith: 'Cursed is Canaan, Servant of servants he is to his brethren.'

d. Amplified Bible Classic:  He exclaimed, Cursed be Canaan! He shall be the ^[a]servant of servants to his brethren!

e. Septuagint: And he said, Cursed be the servant Chanaan, a slave shall he be to his brethren.

f. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: And he said, “Cursed is Canaan; a slave of slaves shall he be to his brothers.”

1. “And he said, Cursed be Canaan…”

a. And he said [Strong: 559 'amar aw-mar' a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude):--answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.]

b. Cursed [be] [Strong: 779  'arar aw-rar' a primitive root; to execrate:--X bitterly curse.]

c. Canaan [Strong: 3667 Kna`an ken-ah'-an from 3665; humiliated; Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him:--Canaan, merchant, traffick.]

1). Why Canaan was the object of the curse instead of Ham is unknown to me.

2. “…a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.’

a. a servant [Strong: 5650 `ebed eh'-bed from 5647; a servant:--X bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.]

b. of servants [Strong: 5650 `ebed eh'-bed from 5647; a servant:--X bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.]

c. shall he be [Strong: 1961 hayah haw-yaw a primitive root (Compare 1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary):--beacon, X altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, + follow, happen, X have, last, pertain, quit (one-)self, require, X use.

d. to his brothers [Strong: 251 'ach awkh a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1)):--another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.]