Bible Strands
Genesis 9:21
But when he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and uncovered himself inside his tent.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Following the flood and his planting of a vineyard, Noah drinks its produce and loses his composure within his own tent.
The words — The text records וַ/יִּשְׁכָּ֑ר (va/i.yish.Kar), meaning he became drunk, followed by וַ/יִּתְגַּ֖ל (va/i.yit.Gal), meaning he uncovered himself.
The thread — This event aligns with warnings about wine’s deceptive power in Proverbs 20:1 and 23:31, and the shame of forced drunkenness in Habakkuk 2:15.
Why it lands — The plain text states only that drinking wine led to drunkenness and exposure, while the cross-references note that wine deceives and ruins judgment. A reader must observe how physical excess immediately creates vulnerability and shame.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
- Habakkuk 2:15 Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin until they are drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness!
- Proverbs 23:31 Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.
- Galatians 5:21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
- Titus 2:2 Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.
- Genesis 6:9 This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.
- Genesis 19:32 Come, let us get our father drunk with wine so we can sleep with him and preserve his line.”
- Ecclesiastes 7:20 Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
- Romans 13:13 Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.
- 1 Corinthians 10:12 So the one who thinks he is standing firm should be careful not to fall.