Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

God will dilate Japheth; he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be servant to him.

New American Standard Bible

May God enlarge Japheth,
And let him dwell in the tents of Shem;
And let Canaan be his servant.”

King James Version

God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

Holman Bible

God will extend Japheth;
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 let him dwell in the tents of Shem;
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.

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."

The Emphasized Bible

God give extension to Japheth, But make his habitation in the tents of Shem, And let Canaan be their 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.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

פּתה 
Pathah 
Usage: 28

יפת 
Yepheth 
Usage: 11

and he shall dwell
שׁכן 
Shakan 
Usage: 128

in the tents
אהל 
'ohel 
Usage: 345

of Shem
שׁם 
Shem 
Usage: 17

and Canaan
כּנען 
K@na`an 
Usage: 93

Context Readings

Noah's Descendants

26 And he will say, Praised Jehovah, God of Shem; Canaan shall be servant to him. 27 God will dilate Japheth; he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be servant to him. 28 And Noah shall live after the flood three hundred years and fifty years.

Cross References

Isaiah 11:10

And there was in that day a root of Jesse which stood for a signal of the peoples; to him shall the nations seek, and his rest was glory.

Hosea 2:14

For this, behold, I entice her, and I caused her to go into the desert, and I spake to her heart.

Malachi 1:11

For from the rising of the sun and even to its going down, great my name among the nations; and in every place incense being brought to my name, and a clean gift: for great my name among the nations, said Jehovah of armies.

Acts 17:14

And quickly the brethren sent away Paul to go as by the sea: and both Silas and Timothy remained there.

Romans 11:12

And if their fall the riches of the world, and their disaster the riches of the nations; how much more their fulness?

Romans 15:12

And again Esaias says, The root shall be of Jesse, and he having risen to rule over the nations; upon him shall the nations hope.

Ephesians 2:13-14

And now in Christ Jesus ye who then being far off have become near in the blood of Christ.

Ephesians 2:19

Wherefore then are ye no more foreigners and sojourners, but fellow-citizens of the holy, and the household of God;

Ephesians 3:6

For the nations to be co-heirs, and united in one body, and, participators of his solemn promise in Christ by the good news:

Ephesians 3:13

Wherefore I desire not to lose courage in my pressures for you, which is your glory.

Hebrews 11:9-10

By faith he dwelt in the land of promise, as a strange land, having dwelt in tents with Isaac and Jacob, co-heirs of the same promise:

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