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# General Information:
In verses 25-27 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.
# General Information:
Some translations indent each line of poetry to make it easier to read. The ULB does this with the poetry in Noah's curse and blessings in verses 25-27.
# awoke from his wine
He awoke after drinking wine and becoming drunk. He "became sober."
# his youngest son
This refers to Ham. AT: "his youngest son, Ham"
# Cursed be Canaan
"I curse Canaan" or "May bad things happen to Canaan"
# Canaan
This was one of Ham's sons. AT: "Ham's son Canaan"
# a servant to his brothers' servants
"the lowest servant of his brothers" or "the least important servant of his brothers"
# his brothers
This could refer either to Canaan's brothers or to his relatives in general.
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/noah]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/curse]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/canaan]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/servant]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/brother]]