Kejadian 9:25

9:25 So he said,

“Cursed ¹  be Canaan! ² 

The lowest of slaves ³ 

he will be to his brothers.”

Kejadian 30:4

30:4 So Rachel ⁴  gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob had marital relations with ⁵  her.

Kejadian 30:10

30:10 Soon Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob a son. ⁶ 

Kejadian 30:12

30:12 Then Leah’s servant Zilpah gave Jacob another son. ⁷ 

Kejadian 35:25

35:25 The sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s servant, were Dan and Naphtali.

Kejadian 46:23

46:23 The son of Dan: Hushim. ⁸ 

[9:25]  ¹ sn For more on the curse, see H. C. Brichto, The Problem of “Curse” in the Hebrew Bible (JBLMS), and J. Scharbert, TDOT 1:405-18.

[9:25]  ² sn Cursed be Canaan. The curse is pronounced on Canaan, not Ham. Noah sees a problem in Ham’s character, and on the basis of that he delivers a prophecy about the future descendants who will live in slavery to such things and then be controlled by others. (For more on the idea of slavery in general, see E. M. Yamauchi, “Slaves of God,” BETS 9 [1966]: 31-49). In a similar way Jacob pronounced oracles about his sons based on their revealed character (see Gen 49).

[9:25]  ³ tn Heb “a servant of servants” (עֶבֶד עֲבָדִים, ’eved ’avadim), an example of the superlative genitive. It means Canaan will become the most abject of slaves.

[30:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “and she”; the referent (Rachel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[30:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “went in to.” The expression “went in to” in this context refers to sexual intercourse.

[30:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “and Zilpah, the servant of Leah, bore for Jacob a son.”

[30:12]  ⁷ tn Heb “and Zilpah, the servant of Leah, bore a second son for Jacob.”

[46:23]  ⁸ tn This name appears as “Shuham” in Num 26:42. The LXX reads “Hashum” here.