Genesis 9:20
New International Version
Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.

New Living Translation
After the flood, Noah began to cultivate the ground, and he planted a vineyard.

English Standard Version
Noah began to be a man of the soil, and he planted a vineyard.

Berean Standard Bible
Now Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.

King James Bible
And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:

New King James Version
And Noah began to be a farmer, and he planted a vineyard.

New American Standard Bible
Then Noah began farming and planted a vineyard.

NASB 1995
Then Noah began farming and planted a vineyard.

NASB 1977
Then Noah began farming and planted a vineyard.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Noah began to be a man of the land and planted a vineyard.

Amplified Bible
And Noah began to farm and cultivate the ground and he planted a vineyard.

Christian Standard Bible
Noah, as a man of the soil, began by planting a vineyard.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Noah, a man of the soil, was the first to plant a vineyard.

American Standard Version
And Noah began to be a husbandman, and planted a vineyard:

Contemporary English Version
Noah farmed the land and was the first to plant a vineyard.

English Revised Version
And Noah began to be an husbandman, and planted a vineyard:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Noah, a farmer, was the first person to plant a vineyard.

Good News Translation
Noah, who was a farmer, was the first man to plant a vineyard.

International Standard Version
Noah, a man of the soil, was the first to plant and farm a vineyard.

Majority Standard Bible
Now Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.

NET Bible
Noah, a man of the soil, began to plant a vineyard.

New Heart English Bible
Noah, a farmer, was the first to plant a vineyard.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Noah began to be a husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:

World English Bible
Noah began to be a farmer, and planted a vineyard.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Noah remains a man of the ground, and plants a vineyard,

Young's Literal Translation
And Noah remaineth a man of the ground, and planteth a vineyard,

Smith's Literal Translation
And Noah will begin a man of the earth, and he will plant a vineyard.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Noe, a husbandman, began to till the ground, and planted a vineyard.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And Noah, a good farmer, began to cultivate the land, and he planted a vineyard.

New American Bible
Noah, a man of the soil, was the first to plant a vineyard.

New Revised Standard Version
Noah, a man of the soil, was the first to plant a vineyard.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And Noah began to till the ground; and he planted a vineyard;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Noah began working in the earth and he planted a vineyard:
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Noah the husbandman began, and planted a vineyard.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Noe began to be a husbandman, and he planted a vineyard.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Noah's Shame and Canaan's Curse
20Now Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard. 21But when he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and uncovered himself inside his tent.…

Cross References
Genesis 3:17-19
And to Adam He said: “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat, cursed is the ground because of you; through toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. / Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. / By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”

Proverbs 20:1
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

Ephesians 5:18
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.

Isaiah 28:7
These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments.

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!

1 Corinthians 6:10
nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.

Deuteronomy 28:39
You will plant and cultivate vineyards, but will neither drink the wine nor gather the grapes, because worms will eat them.

Luke 21:34
But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.

Proverbs 23:29-35
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes? / Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks. / Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. ...

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.

Leviticus 10:9
“You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute for the generations to come.

1 Peter 4:3
For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.

Numbers 6:3
he is to abstain from wine and strong drink. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or strong drink, and he must not drink any grape juice or eat fresh grapes or raisins.

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.

Judges 9:27
And after they had gone out into the fields, gathered grapes from their vineyards, and trodden them, they held a festival and went into the house of their god; and as they ate and drank, they cursed Abimelech.


Treasury of Scripture

And Noah began to be an farmer, and he planted a vineyard:

an husbandman.

Genesis 3:18,19,23
Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; …

Genesis 4:2
And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

Genesis 5:29
And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.

planted.

Deuteronomy 20:6
And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet eaten of it? let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it.

Deuteronomy 28:30
Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof.

Proverbs 24:30
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

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Genesis 9
1. God blesses Noah and his sons, and grants them flesh for food.
4. Blood and murder are forbidden.
8. God's covenant, of which the rainbow was constituted a pledge.
18. Noah's family replenishes the world.
20. Noah plants a vineyard,
21. Is drunken, and mocked by his son;
25. Curses Canaan;
26. Blesses Shem;
27. Prays for Japheth, and dies.














Now Noah
The name "Noah" is derived from the Hebrew root "נח" (nach), meaning "rest" or "comfort." Noah is a pivotal figure in the Genesis narrative, representing a new beginning for humanity after the flood. His name signifies the rest and comfort he brought to the earth by obeying God's command to build the ark, thus preserving life. In this verse, Noah's actions post-flood mark the transition from survival to cultivation and stewardship of the earth.

a man of the soil
This phrase highlights Noah's role as a farmer, which is significant in the post-diluvian world. The Hebrew word for "soil" is "אֲדָמָה" (adamah), which is closely related to "אָדָם" (adam), meaning "man." This connection underscores humanity's intrinsic link to the earth, as Adam was formed from the dust of the ground. Noah's identity as a "man of the soil" emphasizes the return to agrarian life and the divine mandate to "fill the earth and subdue it" (Genesis 1:28).

proceeded to plant
The act of planting signifies a new beginning and hope for the future. In the Hebrew context, planting is often associated with establishing roots and ensuring sustenance. This action by Noah is a step towards rebuilding and nurturing the earth, reflecting God's promise of continuity and stability after the flood. It also symbolizes faith in God's covenant that the earth will never again be destroyed by floodwaters.

a vineyard
The vineyard is a symbol of abundance, blessing, and prosperity in biblical literature. Vineyards require careful cultivation and patience, as they take years to mature and bear fruit. Noah's decision to plant a vineyard indicates a long-term commitment to the land and a trust in God's provision. In the broader scriptural context, vineyards are often associated with joy and celebration, as wine is a product of the vineyard and is used in various religious and social ceremonies. This act of planting a vineyard can be seen as an expression of gratitude and hope for a fruitful future under God's covenant.

(20, 21) Noah began to be an husbandman.--Rather, Noah, being a husbandman (Heb., a man of the adamah), began to plant a vineyard. Noah had always been a husbandman: it was the cultivation of the vine, still abundant in Armenia, that was new. Scarcely aware, perhaps, of the intoxicating qualities of the juice which he had allowed to ferment, he drank to excess, and became the first example of the shameful effects of intemperance.

Verse 20. - And Noah began to be an husbandman. Literally, a man of the ground. Vir terror (Vulgate); ἄνθρωπος γεωργὸς γῆς (LXX.); Chald., נְּבַר פָלַח בְּאַרְעָא = vir co-lens terram; agriculturae dediturus. Cf. Joshua 5:4, "a man of war;" 2 Samuel 16:7, "a man of blood;" Genesis 46:32, "a man of cattle;" Exodus 4:10, "a man of words." And he planted a vineyard. So Murphy, Wordsworth, Kalisch. Keil, Delitzsch, and Lange regard ish ha Adamah, with the art., as in apposition to Noah, and read, "And Noah, the husbandman, began and planted a vineyard," i.e. caepit plantare (cf. Gesenius, 'Gram.,' 142, 3; Glass, Sacrae Philologiae, lib. 3. tr. 3. can. 34). Neither interpretation presupposes that husbandry and vine cultivation were now practiced for the first time. That Armenia is a wine-growing country is testified by Xenophon ('Anab.,' 4:4, 9). That the vine was abundantly cultivated in Egypt is evident from representations on the monuments, as well as from Scriptural allusions. The Egyptians say that Osiris, the Greeks that Dionysus, the Romans that Saturn, first taught men the cultivation of the tree and the use of its fruit.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Now Noah,
נֹ֖חַ (nō·aḥ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5146: Noah -- 'rest', patriarch who survived the flood

a man
אִ֣ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 582: Man, mankind

of the soil,
הָֽאֲדָמָ֑ה (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 127: Ground, land

proceeded
וַיָּ֥חֶל (way·yā·ḥel)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play

to plant
וַיִּטַּ֖ע (way·yiṭ·ṭa‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5193: To strike in, fix, to plant

a vineyard.
כָּֽרֶם׃ (kā·rem)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3754: A garden, vineyard


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