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Genesis 9:18

And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.

KJV

Erant ergo filii Noë, qui egressi sunt de arca, Sem, Cham et Japheth : porro Cham ipse est pater Chanaan.

Vulgate

Ἦσαν δὲ οἱ υἱοὶ Νῶε οἱ ἐξελθόντες ἐκ τῆς κιβωτοῦ Σήμ, Χάμ, Ἰάφεθ· Χὰμ ἦν πατὴρ Χανάαν.

LXX

And the sons of Noah, that went forth from the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.

ASV

וַ/יִּֽהְי֣וּ בְנֵי נֹ֗חַ הַ/יֹּֽצְאִים֙ מִן הַ/תֵּבָ֔ה שֵׁ֖ם וְ/חָ֣ם וָ/יָ֑פֶת וְ/חָ֕ם ה֖וּא אֲבִ֥י כְנָֽעַן

Hebrew

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In this verse

People NoahShemHamJaphethCanaan

In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
חָ֥ם
chm
proper_noun · 16×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יָֽפֶת
ypt
proper_noun · 11×
כְּנָ֑עַן
kn'n
proper_noun · 94×
ם
m
verb · 1071×
מִן
mn
preposition · 1223×
נֹ֔חַ
nch
proper_noun · 46×
שֵׁ֖ם
shm
proper_noun · 17×
תֵּבָ֔ה
tbh
noun · 28×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 1:4 — Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
  • Gen 9:25 — And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
  • Gen 10:1 — Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.
  • Gen 10:6 — And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.