Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

And he said, Cursed be Canaan. He shall be a servant of servants to his brothers.

New American Standard Bible

So he said,
Cursed be Canaan;
A servant of servants
He shall be to his brothers.”

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

he said:

Canaan will be cursed.
He will be the lowest of slaves to his brothers.

International Standard Version

he said, "Canaan is cursed! He will be the lowest of slaves to his relatives."

A Conservative Version

And he said, Cursed be Canaan. He shall be a servant of servants to his brothers.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

So he said,

“Cursed be Canaan [the son of Ham];
A servant of servants
He shall be to his brothers.”

Bible in Basic English

Cursed be Canaan; let him be a servant of servants to his brothers.

Darby Translation

And he said, Cursed be Canaan; Let him be a bondman of bondmen to his brethren.

Julia Smith Translation

And he will say, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be to his brethren.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

And he said, "Cursed [be] Canaan, a slave of slaves he shall be to his brothers."

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

he said, "Cursed be Canaan, and a servant, of all servants be he to his brethren."

NET Bible

So he said, "Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves he will be to his brothers."

New Heart English Bible

He said, "Canaan is cursed. He will be servant of servants to his brothers."

The Emphasized Bible

And he said, Accursed be Canaan, - a servant of servants, shall he be to his brethren!

Webster

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

World English Bible

He said, "Canaan is cursed. He will be servant of servants to his brothers."

Youngs Literal Translation

and saith: 'Cursed is Canaan, Servant of servants he is to his brethren.'

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Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ארר 
'arar 
Usage: 63

be Canaan
כּנען 
K@na`an 
Usage: 93

עבד 
`ebed 
Usage: 800

עבד 
`ebed 
Usage: 800

References

Context Readings

Noah's Descendants

24 And Noah awoke from his wine, and came to know what his younger son had done to him. 25 And he said, Cursed be Canaan. He shall be a servant of servants to his brothers. 26 And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Shem, and Canaan shall be his servant.

Cross References

Joshua 9:23

And now you are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being slaves and woodcutters and drawers of water for the house of my God.

Deuteronomy 27:16

Cursed is he who thinks lightly of his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

John 8:34

Jesus answered them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Whoever practices sin is the slave of sin.

1 Kings 9:20-21

And all the people who were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, who were not of the sons of Israel,

Genesis 3:14

And Jehovah God said to the serpent, Because you have done this you are cursed more than all cattle, and more than every animal of the field. You shall go upon your belly, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.

Genesis 4:11

And now you are cursed more than the ground which opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.

Genesis 9:22

And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.

Genesis 49:7

Let their anger be cursed, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

Deuteronomy 28:18

The fruit of your body shall be cursed, and the fruit of your land, the increase of your cows, and the flocks of your sheep.

Joshua 9:27

And Joshua made them that day woodcutters and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of Jehovah, even to this day, in the place which He should choose.

Judges 1:28-30

And it happened, when Israel became strong, they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not completely expel them.

2 Chronicles 8:7-8

All the people who were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel,

Matthew 25:41

Then He also shall say to those on the left hand, Depart from Me, you cursed, into everlasting fire prepared for the Devil and his angels.

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