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Andוַthe sonsבְנֵיof Noahנֹחַwho went outהַיֹּצְאִיםof the arkמִן הַתֵּבָהwereיִּהְיוּShem,שֵׁםHam,וְחָםand Japheth;וָיָפֶתand Hamוְחָםwasהוּאthe fatherאֲבִיof Canaan.כְנָעַן
Genesis 9:18
Study it in the app“And the sons of Noah who went out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and Ham was the father of Canaan.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 9:18, word by word
- the sonsבְנֵיvene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vene” appears- of Noahנֹחַnoach
Noah
Noah, son of Lamech, the man who found favor with YHWH and was saved with his family in the ark from the flood. In Hebrew "Noach" sounds like "rest" and "comfort" (Genesis 5:29).
Where else “noach” appears- who went outיֹּצְאִיםyotsim
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yotsim” appears- of the arkתֵּבָהteva
ark
Ark: a large box or chest. It is Noah's vessel; the same word is used only again for the basket where the baby Moses was put (Exodus 2:3).
Where else “teva” appears- wereיִּהְיוּyihyu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihyu” appears- Shemשֵׁםshem
Shem
Shem, one of the three sons of Noah; Abraham descends from him. The name also stands for his descendants.
Where else “shem” appears- Hamחָםcham
Ham
Ham, one of the three sons of Noah, father of Canaan, Cush and Mizraim; also his descendants and their land.
Where else “cham” appears- and Japhethיָפֶתyafet
Japheth
Japheth, one of the three sons of Noah; also his descendants.
Where else “yafet” appears- the fatherאֲבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- of Canaanכְנָעַןchenaan
Canaan
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Places in this verse
Canaan
Today: Israel, West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, western Syria
The land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, today Israel, Palestine and parts of Lebanon.
God promised this land to Abraham and his descendants (Gen 17:8). Israel entered it after forty years in the wilderness (Josh 5:12).
The context
17And Elohim said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.”
18 · This verse (above)
19These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was spread out.
To study Genesis 9 in a group
1. What it says
What sign did Elohim set as a covenant with Noah and every living creature (vv. 12-13)?
2. What it means
What does verse 6 say about the value of human life, and what reason does it give?
3. How I live it
What simple sign can help you remember Elohim’s promises today?