Genesis

Genesis 9:26–27

26He also declared:

“Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem!

May Canaan be the servant of Shem.

27May God expand the territory of Japheth;b

may he dwell in the tents of Shem,

and may Canaan be his servant.”

Footnotes

  • b 9:27 Japheth sounds like the Hebrew for expand.

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Genesis 9:26

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He also declaredוַיֹּ֕אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Blessedבָּר֥וּךְbā·rūḵVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH1288 kneel, bless
the LORDיְהֹוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
the Godאֱלֹ֣הֵי’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of Shemשֵׁ֑םšêmNoun - proper - masculine singularH8035 Shem
May Canaanכְנַ֖עַןḵə·na·‘anNoun - proper - masculine singularH3667 Canaan
beוִיהִ֥יwî·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the servantעֶ֥בֶד‘e·ḇeḏNoun - masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
ofלָֽמוֹ׃lā·mōwPreposition; third person masculine plural

Genesis 9:27

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Godאֱלֹהִים֙’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
expand the territoryיַ֤פְתְּyap̄tVerb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singularH6601 be spacious, wide, open
of Japhethלְיֶ֔פֶתlə·ye·p̄eṯPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3315 Jepheth
may he dwellוְיִשְׁכֹּ֖ןwə·yiš·kōnConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7931 settle down, abide, dwell
in the tentsבְּאָֽהֳלֵי־bə·’ā·ho·lê-Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural constructH168 tent
of Shemשֵׁ֑םšêmNoun - proper - masculine singularH8035 Shem
and may Canaanכְנַ֖עַןḵə·na·‘anNoun - proper - masculine singularH3667 Canaan
beוִיהִ֥יwî·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
his servantעֶ֥בֶד‘e·ḇeḏNoun - masculine singularH5650 slave, servant

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Genesis 9:26 Psalm 144:15 · Hebrews 11:16 · Genesis 12:1–3

Genesis 9:27 Romans 11:12 · Romans 15:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.