Genesis — Chapter 9
King James Version (KJV)
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Genesis 9:1 And God Rblessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, RBe fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
Genesis 9:2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
Genesis 9:3 REvery moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; Reven as the green herb have I given you all things.
Genesis 9:4 But flesh with Rthe life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
Genesis 9:5 And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, Rand at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.
Genesis 9:6 Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, Rby man shall his blood be shed: for Rin the image of God made he man.
Genesis 9:7 And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.
Genesis 9:8 And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,
Genesis 9:9 And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;
Genesis 9:10 And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.
Genesis 9:11 RAnd I will establish my covenant with you; Rneither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
Genesis 9:12 And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
Genesis 9:13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
Genesis 9:14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:
Genesis 9:15 And I will Rremember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and Rthe waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
Genesis 9:16 And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the Reverlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.
Genesis 9:17 And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.
Genesis 9:18 And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were RShem, and RHam, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of TCanaan.
Genesis 9:19 RThese are the three sons of Noah: Rand of them was the whole earth overspread.
Genesis 9:20 And Noah began to be Ran husbandman, and he Rplanted a vineyard:
Genesis 9:21 And he drank of the wine, Rand was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
Genesis 9:22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and Rtold his two brethren without.
Genesis 9:23 And 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.
Genesis 9:24 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
Genesis 9:25 And he said, RCursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
Genesis 9:26 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of RShem; and Canaan shall be RThis servant.
Genesis 9:27 God shall Tenlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
Genesis 9:28 And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
Genesis 9:29 And all the days of Noah were Rnine hundred and fifty years: and he died.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Genesis 9:1–7 — God’s Instructions After the Flood
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
God blesses Noah and his sons and commands them to be fruitful and multiply. He gives mankind animals for food while forbidding the eating of flesh with its blood. Human life receives special emphasis because man was made in the image of God.
Key Truth: God establishes responsibilities for human life after the flood and affirms the value of mankind as made in His image.
Check What You Remember
1. What command concerning fruitfulness did God give Noah and his sons? (Genesis 9:1)
Find it in Genesis 9:1 (KJV).
2. What did God give them for food, as He had given the green herb? (Genesis 9:3)
Find it in Genesis 9:3 (KJV).
3. What were they forbidden to eat with the flesh? (Genesis 9:4)
Find it in Genesis 9:4 (KJV).
4. In whose image was man made? (Genesis 9:6)
Find it in Genesis 9:6 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Genesis 9:8–17 — God’s Covenant and the Bow
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
God establishes His covenant with Noah, his descendants, and every living creature. He promises that a flood will never again destroy all flesh and sets the bow in the cloud as the token of the covenant.
Key Truth: The bow in the cloud is given as God’s stated token of His covenant concerning the waters of a flood.
Check What You Remember
1. Besides Noah and his descendants, with whom did God establish the covenant? (Genesis 9:10)
Find it in Genesis 9:10 (KJV).
2. What would never again destroy all flesh, according to God’s covenant? (Genesis 9:11)
Find it in Genesis 9:11 (KJV).
3. What token did God place in the cloud? (Genesis 9:13)
Find it in Genesis 9:13 (KJV).
4. For what generations is the covenant described in verse 12? (Genesis 9:12)
Find it in Genesis 9:12 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Genesis 9:18–23 — Noah and His Sons
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Noah becomes a husbandman and plants a vineyard. After he becomes drunken and lies uncovered in his tent, Ham sees his father’s nakedness and tells his brothers. Shem and Japheth respectfully walk backward with a garment and cover their father without looking upon him.
Key Truth: The passage contrasts Ham’s response with the deliberate care shown by Shem and Japheth.
Check What You Remember
1. What did Noah plant? (Genesis 9:20)
Find it in Genesis 9:20 (KJV).
2. Which son saw Noah’s nakedness? (Genesis 9:22)
Find it in Genesis 9:22 (KJV).
3. Whom did Ham tell? (Genesis 9:22)
Find it in Genesis 9:22 (KJV).
4. In what direction did Shem and Japheth walk as they covered their father? (Genesis 9:23)
Find it in Genesis 9:23 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Genesis 9:24–29 — Noah’s Words Concerning His Sons
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
When Noah awakens and learns what happened, he speaks concerning Canaan, Shem, and Japheth. The chapter then records that Noah lives three hundred and fifty years after the flood and dies at nine hundred and fifty years old.
Key Truth: Genesis 9 closes the account of Noah’s later life while preparing for the record of his sons’ descendants in the next chapter.
Check What You Remember
1. Whom did Noah curse? (Genesis 9:25)
Find it in Genesis 9:25 (KJV).
2. Whose God did Noah bless? (Genesis 9:26)
Find it in Genesis 9:26 (KJV).
3. How many years did Noah live after the flood? (Genesis 9:28)
Find it in Genesis 9:28 (KJV).
4. How old was Noah when he died? (Genesis 9:29)
Find it in Genesis 9:29 (KJV).
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. How do verses 3–4 combine permission with a restriction?
2. What reason does verse 6 give in its statement about shedding human blood?
3. How do verses 9–11 describe the scope and promise of the covenant?
4. What difference appears between Ham’s response and that of Shem and Japheth in verses 22–23?
5. Who is named in Noah’s curse in verse 25, and how does verse 26 identify the LORD?
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