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(Ham was the father of Canaan.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The sons of Noah who came out of the boat with their father were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Ham is the father of Canaan.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The sons of Noah who went forth from the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Ham was the father of Canaan.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham was the father of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham <i>is</i> the father of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now the sons of Noah who went out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham <i>was</i> the father of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and Ham was the father of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now the sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem and Ham and Japheth; and Ham was the father of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now the sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem and Ham and Japheth; and Ham was the father of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now the sons of Noah who went out of the ark were Shem and Ham and Japheth; and Ham was the father of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem and Ham and Japheth. Ham would become the father of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Noah’s sons who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham was the father of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Noah&#8217s sons who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham was the father of Canaan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the sons of Noah, that went forth from the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth; and Ham is the father of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Noah and his sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, left the boat. Ham later had a son named Canaan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Noah's sons, who came out of the ship, were Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The sons of Noah who went out of the boat were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Ham was the father of Canaan.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Noah's sons who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Ham later fathered Canaan.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Now Ham was the father of Canaan.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Noah who came out from the vessel were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham is the father of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the sons of Noah that went forth from the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham was the father of Canaan.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And Ham was the father of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Noah who went out from the ship were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham is the father of Canaan. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the sons of Noah who are going out of the Ark are Shem, and Ham, and Japheth; and Ham is father of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the sons of Noah who are going out of the ark are Shem, and Ham, and Japheth; and Ham is father of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the sons of Noah going forth from the ark shall be Shem and Ham and Japheth; and Ham he the father of Canaan.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the sons of Noe who came out of the ark, were Sem, Cham, and Japheth: and Cham is the father of Chanaan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so the sons of Noah, who came out of the ark, were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Now Ham himself is the father of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham and Japheth. Ham was the father of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The sons of Noah who went out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham was the father of Canaan.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The sons of Noah who went forth out of the ark were Shem and Ham and Japheth; and Ham is the father of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the sons of Noah that came out from the ark were Shym and Kham and Yaphet; Kham was the father of Canaan.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the sons of Noah, that went forth from the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth; and Ham is the father of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Now the sons of Noe which came out of the ark, were Sem, Cham, Japheth. And Cham was father of Chanaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/9-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=2001" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/9.htm">Noah's Sons</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">The sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/5146.htm" title="5146: nō·aḥ (N-proper-ms) -- Rest, patriarch who survived the flood. The same as nuwach; rest; Noach, the patriarch of the flood.">of Noah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: hay·yō·ṣə·’îm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">who came out</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">of</a> <a href="/hebrew/8392.htm" title="8392: hat·tê·ḇāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A box, chest. Perhaps of foreign derivation; a box.">the ark</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·yih·yū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">were</a> <a href="/hebrew/8035.htm" title="8035: šêm (N-proper-ms) -- Name, oldest son of Noah. The same as shem; name; Shem, a son of Noah.">Shem,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2526.htm" title="2526: wə·ḥām (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- The same as cham; hot; Cham, a son of Noah; also his descendants or their country.">Ham,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3315.htm" title="3315: wā·yā·p̄eṯ (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- A son of Noah. From pathah; expansion; Jepheth, a son of Noah; also his posterity.">and Japheth.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2526.htm" title="2526: wə·ḥām (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- The same as cham; hot; Cham, a son of Noah; also his descendants or their country.">And Ham</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇî (N-msc) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">was the father</a> <a href="/hebrew/3667.htm" title="3667: ḵə·nā·‘an (N-proper-ms) -- From kana'; humiliated; Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him.">of Canaan.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>These three were the sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/10-1.htm">Genesis 10:1-32</a></span><br />This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood. / The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. / The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/5-32.htm">Genesis 5:32</a></span><br />After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/6-10.htm">Genesis 6:10</a></span><br />And Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/7-13.htm">Genesis 7:13</a></span><br />On that very day Noah entered the ark, along with his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and his wife, and the three wives of his sons—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/8-16.htm">Genesis 8:16-18</a></span><br />“Come out of the ark, you and your wife, along with your sons and their wives. / Bring out all the living creatures that are with you—birds, livestock, and everything that crawls upon the ground—so that they can spread out over the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon it.” / So Noah came out, along with his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/10-21.htm">Genesis 10:21</a></span><br />And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/11-10.htm">Genesis 11:10-32</a></span><br />This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad. / And after he had become the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters. / When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-4.htm">1 Chronicles 1:4</a></span><br />The sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-24.htm">1 Chronicles 1:24-27</a></span><br />So from Shem came Arphaxad, Shelah, / Eber, Peleg, Reu, / Serug, Nahor, Terah, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-36.htm">Luke 3:36-38</a></span><br />the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, / the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan, / the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-26.htm">Acts 17:26</a></span><br />From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-7.htm">Hebrews 11:7</a></span><br />By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-20.htm">1 Peter 3:20</a></span><br />who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-5.htm">2 Peter 2:5</a></span><br />if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-37.htm">Matthew 24:37-39</a></span><br />As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. / For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.</p><p class="hdg">Shem.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/9-23.htm">Genesis 9:23</a></b></br> And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid <i>it</i> upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces <i>were</i> backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/10-1.htm">Genesis 10:1</a></b></br> Now these <i>are</i> the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/1-4.htm">1 Chronicles 1:4</a></b></br> Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.</p><p class="hdg">Ham.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/10-1.htm">Genesis 10:1,6</a></b></br> Now these <i>are</i> the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood… </p><p class="hdg">Canaan.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/9-10.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/acts/13-19.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/genesis/9-7.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/genesis/7-13.htm">Ham</a> <a href="/genesis/7-13.htm">Japheth</a> <a href="/genesis/9-17.htm">Noah</a> <a href="/genesis/7-13.htm">Shem</a> <a href="/genesis/9-10.htm">Ship</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/2-3.htm">Ark</a> <a href="/genesis/9-22.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/genesis/10-11.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/genesis/9-22.htm">Ham</a> <a href="/genesis/9-23.htm">Japheth</a> <a href="/genesis/9-19.htm">Noah</a> <a href="/genesis/9-23.htm">Shem</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-19.htm">Ship</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-1.htm">God blesses Noah and his sons, and grants them flesh for food.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-4.htm">Blood and murder are forbidden.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-8.htm">God's covenant, of which the rainbow was constituted a pledge.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-18.htm">Noah's family replenishes the world.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-20.htm">Noah plants a vineyard,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-21.htm">Is drunken, and mocked by his son;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-25.htm">Curses Canaan;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-26.htm">Blesses Shem;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-27.htm">Prays for Japheth, and dies.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The sons of Noah who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth.</b><br>This phrase identifies the three sons of Noah, who are significant as the progenitors of the post-flood human race. Shem, Ham, and Japheth are often seen as the ancestors of different ethnic and linguistic groups. Shem is traditionally associated with the Semitic peoples, including the Israelites, Arabs, and others in the Middle East. Ham is linked to African and some Middle Eastern populations, while Japheth is connected to the Indo-European peoples. The mention of these sons highlights the new beginning for humanity after the flood, emphasizing the continuity of God's plan for mankind. The ark's landing on Mount Ararat symbolizes a new covenant and a fresh start for humanity, echoing themes of salvation and redemption.<p><b>And Ham was the father of Canaan.</b><br>This phrase introduces Canaan, who becomes a significant figure in biblical history. Canaan is the ancestor of the Canaanites, who inhabited the land that God later promised to Abraham and his descendants. This mention foreshadows the future conflict between the Israelites and the Canaanites, as well as the eventual conquest of Canaan by the Israelites under Joshua. The reference to Ham as Canaan's father also sets the stage for the subsequent narrative involving Noah's curse on Canaan, which has been interpreted in various ways throughout history. This curse is often seen as a prophetic declaration of the future subjugation of the Canaanites. Theologically, this phrase underscores the theme of generational consequences and the unfolding of God's sovereign plan through human history.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/noah.htm">Noah</a></b><br>The righteous man chosen by God to survive the flood and repopulate the earth. He is a central figure in the post-flood account.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/shem.htm">Shem</a></b><br>One of Noah's three sons, traditionally considered the ancestor of the Semitic peoples, including the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/ham.htm">Ham</a></b><br>Another son of Noah, noted here as the father of Canaan. His actions later in the chapter have significant implications for his descendants.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/japheth.htm">Japheth</a></b><br>The third son of Noah, often associated with the peoples of Europe and parts of Asia.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>Mentioned as the son of Ham, Canaan becomes significant in the biblical account as the ancestor of the Canaanites, who are often in conflict with the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_lineage.htm">The Importance of Lineage</a></b><br>Understanding the genealogies in Genesis helps us see God's unfolding plan through specific families and nations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_actions.htm">Consequences of Actions</a></b><br>Ham's actions later in <a href="/bsb/genesis/9.htm">Genesis 9</a> have lasting consequences for his descendants, reminding us of the impact of our choices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The mention of Canaan foreshadows future events, illustrating God's control over history and His plans for redemption.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_and_diversity.htm">Unity and Diversity</a></b><br>The sons of Noah represent the origins of diverse nations, yet all humanity shares a common ancestry, calling us to unity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_new_beginnings.htm">Faithfulness in New Beginnings</a></b><br>As Noah and his family step into a renewed world, their faithfulness sets a foundation for future generations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_canaan's_biblical_significance.htm">What is Canaan's biblical significance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_biblical_table_of_nations.htm">What is the Table of Nations in biblical context?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_curse_of_ham.htm">What is the Curse of Ham?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_ham_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Ham in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">Ham is the father of Canaan.</span>--Though human life had thus begun again upon a firmer footing, yet evil and discord were soon to reappear, though in a milder form. No brother sheds a brother's blood, but in the next generation sin breaks forth afresh, and the human family is disunited thereby, the descendants of Canaan taking the place of the Cainites--without indeed, their striking gifts, but nevertheless as a race foremost in trade and commerce. After enumerating the three sons of Noah, we are told: "Of '--more correctly, <span class= "ital">from</span>--"them was the whole earth overspread," that is, <span class= "ital">peopled.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth</span>, who are here again mentioned as the heads of the nations into which the family of man developed, the writer having described the important modifications made upon the law of nature and the covenant of grace, and being now about to proceed with the onward course of human history. The present section, extending to ver. 27, is usually assigned to the Jehovistic author (Tuch,Bleek, Kalisch, Colenso, Kuenen), though by Davidson it is ascribed to a so-called redactor, with the exception of the present clause, which is recognized as the Jehovist's contribution to the story. The ground of this apportionment is the introduction of the name Jehovah in ver. 26 (q.v.), and certain traces throughout the paragraph of the style of writing supposed to be peculiar to the supplementer. <span class="cmt_word">And Ham is the father of Canaan</span>. <span class="accented">Kena'an</span>, the depressed or low one; either the Lowlander or inhabitant of a tow coast country, as opposed to the loftier regions (Aram); from kana , to be low, depressed, in situation, as of land (Gesenius); or more probably the servile one in spirit (Furst, Murphy, Keil, Lange). The reason for the insertion of this notice here, and of the similar one in ver. 22, was obviously to draw attention to the circumstance, not "that the origin of Israel's ascendancy and of Canaan's degradation dates so far back as the family of the second founder of the human race," as if the writer's standpoint were long subsequent to the conquest (Kalisch), but that, "as Israel was now going to possess the land of Canaan, they might know that now was the time when the curse of Canaan and his posterity should take place" (Wilier). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/9-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בְנֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Noah</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹ֗חַ</span> <span class="translit">(nō·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5146.htm">Strong's 5146: </a> </span><span class="str2">Noah -- 'rest', patriarch who survived the flood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who came out</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיֹּֽצְאִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·ṣə·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the ark</span><br /><span class="heb">הַתֵּבָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(hat·tê·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8392.htm">Strong's 8392: </a> </span><span class="str2">A box, chest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּֽהְי֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yih·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Shem,</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(šêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8035.htm">Strong's 8035: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shem -- 'name', oldest son of Noah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Ham,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחָ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2526.htm">Strong's 2526: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ham -- a son of Noah, also his descendants, also a name for Egyptians</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Japheth.</span><br /><span class="heb">וָיָ֑פֶת</span> <span class="translit">(wā·yā·p̄eṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3315.htm">Strong's 3315: </a> </span><span class="str2">Japheth -- a son of Noah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And Ham</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחָ֕ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2526.htm">Strong's 2526: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ham -- a son of Noah, also his descendants, also a name for Egyptians</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was the father</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Canaan.</span><br /><span class="heb">כְנָֽעַן׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḵə·nā·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3667.htm">Strong's 3667: </a> </span><span class="str2">Canaan -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their land West of the Jordan</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/9-18.htm">Genesis 9:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/9-18.htm">Genesis 9:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/9-18.htm">Genesis 9:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/9-18.htm">Genesis 9:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/9-18.htm">Genesis 9:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/9-18.htm">Genesis 9:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/9-18.htm">Genesis 9:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/9-18.htm">Genesis 9:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/9-18.htm">Genesis 9:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/9-18.htm">Genesis 9:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/9-18.htm">OT Law: Genesis 9:18 The sons of Noah who went forth (Gen. 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