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Genesis 9:25

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9:25 So he said,

“Cursed 1  be Canaan! 2 

The lowest of slaves 3 

he will be to his brothers.”

Genesis 47:25

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47:25 They replied, “You have saved our lives! You are showing us favor, 4  and we will be Pharaoh’s slaves.” 5 

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[9:25]  1 sn For more on the curse, see H. C. Brichto, The Problem ofCursein the Hebrew Bible (JBLMS), and J. Scharbert, TDOT 1:405-18.

[9:25]  2 sn Cursed be Canaan. The curse is pronounced on Canaan, not Ham. Noah sees a problem in Ham’s character, and on the basis of that he delivers a prophecy about the future descendants who will live in slavery to such things and then be controlled by others. (For more on the idea of slavery in general, see E. M. Yamauchi, “Slaves of God,” BETS 9 [1966]: 31-49). In a similar way Jacob pronounced oracles about his sons based on their revealed character (see Gen 49).

[9:25]  3 tn Heb “a servant of servants” (עֶבֶד עֲבָדִים, ’evedavadim), an example of the superlative genitive. It means Canaan will become the most abject of slaves.

[47:25]  4 tn Heb “we find favor in the eyes of my lord.” Some interpret this as a request, “may we find favor in the eyes of my lord.”

[47:25]  5 sn Slaves. See the note on this word in v. 21.



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