Genesis 9:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.”

Genesis 9:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 9:21 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 9:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He drank of the wine and got drunk. He was uncovered within his tent.”

Genesis 9:21 — World English Bible

Genesis 9:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.”

Genesis 9:21 — American Standard Version

Genesis 9:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and drinketh of the wine, and is drunken, and uncovereth himself in the midst of the tent.”

Genesis 9:21 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 9:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he drank of the wine, and was drunken, and he uncovered himself in his tent.”

Genesis 9:21 — Darby Translation

Genesis 9:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he drunke of ye wine and was drunken, and was vncouered in the middes of his tent.”

Genesis 9:21 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 9:21 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And he drank from the wine and became drunk, and he uncovered himself within his tent.”

Genesis 9:21 — The Living Sword

Genesis 9:21 in Context — Genesis 9

19 Ce sont là les trois fils de Noé, et c’est leur postérité qui peupla toute la terre.

20 Noé commença à cultiver la terre, et planta de la vigne.

21 Il but du vin, s’enivra, et se découvrit au milieu de sa tente.

22 Cham, père de Canaan, vit la nudité de son père, et il le rapporta dehors à ses deux frères.

23 Alors Sem et Japhet prirent le manteau, le mirent sur leurs épaules, marchèrent à reculons, et couvrirent la nudité de leur père; comme leur visage était détourné, ils ne virent point la nudité de leur père.

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What Does Genesis 9:21 Mean?

Genesis 9:21 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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