Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
God give extension to Japheth, But make his habitation in the tents of Shem, And let Canaan be their servant.
New American Standard Bible
And let him dwell in the tents of Shem;
And let Canaan be
King James Version
God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
Holman Bible
he will dwell in the tents of Shem;
Canaan will be his slave.
International Standard Version
May God make room for Japheth; may God live in Shem's tents, and may Canaan serve him."
A Conservative Version
God enlarge Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem. And let Canaan be his servant.
American Standard Version
God enlarge Japheth, And let him dwell in the tents of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.
Amplified
“May God enlarge [the land of] Japheth,
And
And let Canaan be his servant.”
Bible in Basic English
May God make Japheth great, and let his living-place be in the tents of Shem, and let Canaan be his servant.
Darby Translation
Let God enlarge Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem, And let Canaan be his bondman.
Julia Smith Translation
God will dilate Japheth; he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be servant to him.
King James 2000
God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
Lexham Expanded Bible
May God make space for Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem, and let Canaan be a slave for him."
Modern King James verseion
God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem. And Canaan shall be their servant.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
God increase Japheth that he may dwell in the tents of Shem. And Canaan be their servant."
NET Bible
May God enlarge Japheth's territory and numbers! May he live in the tents of Shem and may Canaan be his slave!"
New Heart English Bible
May God enlarge Japheth. Let him dwell in the tents of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant."
Webster
God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
World English Bible
May God enlarge Japheth. Let him dwell in the tents of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant."
Youngs Literal Translation
God doth give beauty to Japheth, And he dwelleth in tents of Shem, And Canaan is servant to him.'
Themes
Canaanites » Prophecy concerning
Curse » Denounced » Against canaan, noah's son
Ham » Son of noah » Provokes his father's wrath and is cursed by him
Japheth » Prudence of, on the occasion of noah's drunkenness
Noah » Son of lamech » Intoxication of, and his curse upon canaan
Noah » Son of lamech » His blessing upon shem and japheth
Parents » Paternal blessings of » Noah
Interlinear
'elohiym
Pathah
Shakan
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 9:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Noah's Descendants
26 And he said, Blessed be Yahweh, God of Shem, - And let Cantata he their servant: 27 God give extension to Japheth, But make his habitation in the tents of Shem, And let Canaan be their servant. 28 And Noah lived after the flood, - three hundred and fifty years:
Cross References
Isaiah 11:10
And there shall come to be, in that day, A root of Jesse, which shall be standing as an ensign of peoples, Unto him, shall nations seek, - And, his resting-place, shall be, glorious.
Hosea 2:14
Therefore, lo! I, am going to persuade her, and, though I conduct her forth into wilderness, yet will I speak unto her heart.
Malachi 1:11
For, from the rising of the sun, even unto the going in thereof, great is my Name among the nations, and, in every place, incense, is offered to my Name, and a pure present, - for great is my Name among the nations, saith Yahweh of hosts.
Acts 17:14
Howbeit, then, immediately, the brethren sent away, Paul, to be journeying as far as unto the sea; and both Silas and Timothy stayed behind, there.
Romans 11:12
If, moreover, their fail, is the riches of a world, and their loss, the riches of nations, how much rather their fullness?
Romans 15:12
And, again, Isaiah, saith - There shall be the root of Jesse, and he that ariseth to rule nations, - upon, him, shall nations hope.
Ephesians 2:13-14
But, just now, in Christ Jesus, ye, who at one time were afar off, were made nigh in the blood of the Christ;
Ephesians 2:19
Hence, then - no longer, are ye strangers and sojourners, but ye are fellow-citizens of the saints, and members of the household of God, -
Ephesians 3:6
That they who are of the nations should be joint heirs, and a joint body, and joint partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through means of the glad-message, -
Ephesians 3:13
Wherefore I request, that there be no fainting in my tribulations in your behalf, the which is your glory; -
Hebrews 11:9-10
By faith, he sojourned in the land of promise, as a foreign land, in tents, dwelling, along with Isaac and Jacob, the joint-heirs of the same promise;