Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
God doth give beauty to Japheth, And he dwelleth in tents of Shem, And Canaan is servant to him.'
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."
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."
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 saith: 'Blessed of Jehovah my God is Shem, And Canaan is servant to him. 27 God doth give beauty to Japheth, And he dwelleth in tents of Shem, And Canaan is servant to him.' 28 And Noah liveth after the deluge three hundred and fifty years;
Cross References
Isaiah 11:10
And there hath been, in that day, A root of Jesse that is standing for an ensign of peoples, Unto him do nations seek, And his rest hath been -- honour!
Hosea 2:14
Therefore, lo, I am enticing her, And have caused her to go to the wilderness, And I have spoken unto her heart,
Malachi 1:11
For, from the rising of the sun to its going in, Great is My name among nations, And in every place perfume is brought nigh to My name, and a pure present, For great is My name among nations, Said Jehovah of Hosts.
Acts 17:14
and then immediately the brethren sent forth Paul, to go on as it were to the sea, but both Silas and Timothy were remaining there.
Romans 11:12
and if the fall of them is the riches of a world, and the diminution of them the riches of nations, how much more the fulness of them?
Romans 15:12
and again, Isaiah saith, 'There shall be the root of Jesse, and he who is rising to rule nations -- upon him shall nations hope;'
Ephesians 2:13-14
and now, in Christ Jesus, ye being once afar off became nigh in the blood of the Christ,
Ephesians 2:19
Then, therefore, ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens of the saints, and of the household of God,
Ephesians 3:6
that the nations be fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of His promise in the Christ, through the good news,
Ephesians 3:13
wherefore, I ask you not to faint in my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
Hebrews 11:9-10
by faith he did sojourn in the land of the promise as a strange country, in tabernacles having dwelt with Isaac and Jacob, fellow-heirs of the same promise,