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NASB					Gen 9:25 So he said⁵⁵⁹, "^ACursed⁷⁷⁹ be Canaan^3667a; ¹ ^BA servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ of servants⁵⁶⁵⁰ He shall be to his brothers²⁵¹."
AMPLIFIED 2015					Gen 9:25 So he said, "Cursed be Canaan [the son of Ham]; ¹A servant of servants He shall be to his brothers." [Deut 27:16]

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I.e. The lowest of servants

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The words of Noah are prophetic. God later found the disobedience of the Canaanites to be repulsive and replaced them with the descendants of Shem.

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Deut 27:16 ¶ 'Cursed is he who dishonors his father or mother.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

Josh 9:23 "Now therefore, you are cursed, and you shall never cease being slaves, both hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God."

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Greek Heb.

251

ach (26b); from an unused word; a brother:--alike(1), another(16), brethren(17), brother(218), brother with his brothers(1), brother's(21), brotherhood(1), brothers(195), brothers'(1), companions(1), countryman(10), countryman's(2), countrymen(10), fellow(2), fellow countryman(3), fellow countrymen(2), fellows(1), kinsman(3), kinsmen(27), nephew*(2), other(7), relative(7), relatives(80).

559

amar (55c); a prim. root; to utter, say:--address(1), advised(1), answer(2), answered(50), answers(1), ask(2), asked(4), asking(1), Asserting(1), assigned(1), call(2), called(4), command(1), commanded(14), commanded to say(1), commands(3), consider(1), continued(2), decided(2), declare*(1), declared(2), declared*(1), declares(1), demonstrates(1), designate(1), desired(1), follows(2), gave an order(2), gave the order(2), gave orders(2), indeed say(1), informed(1), intend(2), intended(1), intending(1), meditate(1), mentioned(1), name(1), namely(2), news(1), ordered(6), plainly says(1), promised(6), proposing(2), really thought(1), repeated*(1), replied*(1), requested(1), resolved(3), responded*(7), said(2766), said*(2), say(601), saying(862), saying*(1), says(594), sent word(1), speak(29), speak to you saying(1), speaking(2), speaks(2), specifically say(1), specified(1), spoke(77), spoken(15), still say(1), suppose(1), tell(23), telling(2), tells(1), think(1), thinking(2), thought(17), told(25), utters(1), vaunt(1).

779

arar (76c); a prim. root; to curse:--brings a curse(6), curse(8), curse is cursed(1), cursed(40), cursed be those who curse(1), cursed is everyone who curses(1), cursed woman(1), utterly curse(1).

3667a

Kenaan (488c); from 3665; a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land W. of the Jordan:--Canaan(90).

5650

ebed (713d); from 5647; slave, servant:--attendants(1), bondage(2), male(24), male servant(7), male servants(5), male slaves(1), officers(1), official(2), Servant(6), servant(332), servant's(4), servant*(1), servants(353), servants'(2), servants*(12), slave(25), slave's(1), slave*(4), slavery(11), slaves(19), slaves*(8).

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