Genesis

Genesis 9:27

²⁷May God expand the territory of Japheth;^b

may he dwell in the tents of Shem,

and may Canaan be his servant.”

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
God	אֱלֹהִים֙	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
expand the territory	יַ֤פְתְּ	yap̄t	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H6601 be spacious, wide, open
of Japheth	לְיֶ֔פֶת	lə·ye·p̄eṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3315 Jepheth
may he dwell	וְיִשְׁכֹּ֖ן	wə·yiš·kōn	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
in the tents	בְּאָֽהֳלֵי־	bə·’ā·ho·lê-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H168 tent
of Shem	שֵׁ֑ם	šêm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8035 Shem
and 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
his servant	עֶ֥בֶד	‘e·ḇeḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.