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Genesis 9:22

Genesis 9:22
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father,.... Which, had it been through surprise, and at an unawares, would not have been thought criminal; but be went into his father's tent,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Genesis 9:18-29

- XXX. The Prophecy of Noah 18. כנען kena‛an, “Kena‘an, bowed down.” 19. נפץ nāpats, “break, scatter, spread.” פוּץ pûts, “break, scatter, flow.” 20. כרם kerem, “orchard, vineyard.” 21. יין yayı̂n,…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

And Ham, the father of Canaan, etc. - There is no occasion to enter into any detail here; the sacred text is circumstantial enough. Ham, and very probably his son Canaan, had treated their father on…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Genesis 9:18-23

Here is, I. Noah's family and employment. The names of his sons are again mentioned (Gen 9:18, Gen 9:19) as those from whom the whole earth was overspread, by which it appears that Noah, after the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Ham, the father of Words probably inserted by the compiler (R). If so, in the original narrative there stood in this verse simply the name of "Canaan," "and Canaan saw the nakedness." Otherwise the…