Genesis

Genesis 9:26

²⁶He also declared:

“Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem!

May Canaan be the servant of Shem.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He also declared	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Blessed	בָּר֥וּךְ	bā·rūḵ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
the LORD	יְהֹוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the God	אֱלֹ֣הֵי	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Shem	שֵׁ֑ם	šêm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8035 Shem
May Canaan	כְנַ֖עַן	ḵə·na·‘an	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3667 Canaan
be	וִיהִ֥י	wî·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the servant	עֶ֥בֶד	‘e·ḇeḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
of	לָֽמוֹ׃	lā·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine plural

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.