26 He also said,

“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Shem;
    and let Canaan be his servant.
27 May God enlarge Japheth,[a]
    and let him dwell in the tents of Shem,
    and let Canaan be his servant.”

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  1. Genesis 9:27 Japheth sounds like the Hebrew for enlarge

26 He also said,

“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Shem!(A)
    May Canaan be the slave(B) of Shem.
27 May God extend Japheth’s[a] territory;(C)
    may Japheth live in the tents of Shem,(D)
    and may Canaan be the slave of Japheth.”

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  1. Genesis 9:27 Japheth sounds like the Hebrew for extend.