Genesis 9:21
“And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.”
Genesis 9:21 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And drinking of the wine was made drunk, and was uncovered in his tent.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- and he drank of the wine, and was drunken. And he was uncovered within his tent.
- DARBYDarby
- And he drank of the wine, and was drunken, and he uncovered himself in his tent.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- He drank of the wine and got drunk. He was uncovered within his tent.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and drinketh of the wine, and is drunken, and uncovereth himself in the midst of the tent.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- He drank some of the wine and became drunk, and he lay uncovered inside his tent.
Context: Genesis 9
19These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.
20And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
21And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
22And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
23And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.
About Genesis 9: God's Covenant with Noah
God blessed the man and his family and told them to be fruitful and multiply. He also gave them permission to eat meat, but they had to drain the blood from it first. God also made a promise to never again destroy all life with a flood.
Commentary
Genesis 9 is the story of God's covenant with Noah and his descendants. After the great flood, God promises to never again destroy the earth with a flood. He also gives Noah and his descendants the authority to rule over the animals and to use them for food. This is the first time in the Bible that God gives humans authority over the animals.