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27 Noah pronounced a curse on Ham's son and blessings on Ham's brothers. What Noah said about them also applied to their descendants, as shown in the UDB.
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## awoke from his drunkeness ##

"became sober"

## his youngest son ##

This refers to Ham. It can also be translated as "his youngest son, Ham."

## a servant to his brothers' servants ##

"the lowest servant of his brothers" or "the least important servant of his brothers"

## cursed be Canaan ##

This can also be translated as "I curse Canaan" or "May bad things happen to Canaan."

## Canaan ##

This was one of Ham's sons. It can also be translated as "Ham's son Canaan."

## his brothers ##

This could refer either to Canaan's brothers or to his relatives in general. Verses [Genesis 9:26](./26.md) refer to Canaan's relationship to his uncles, Shem and Japheth.