20 [a]Noah also began to be an husbandman, and planted a vineyard.

21 And he drunk of the wine, and was [b]drunken, and was uncovered in the midst of his tent.

22 And when Ham the father of [c]Canaan saw the nakedness of his father, [d]he told his two brethren without.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 9:20 Or, Noah began again.
  2. Genesis 9:21 This is set before our eyes to show what an horrible thing drunkenness is.
  3. Genesis 9:22 Of whom came the Canaanites that wicked nation, who were also cursed of God.
  4. Genesis 9:22 In derision and contempt of his father.

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