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Genesis 9:24-29
English Standard Version
Genesis 9:24-29
English Standard Version
24 When Noah awoke from his wine (A)and knew what his youngest son had done to him, 25 he said,
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.”
28 After the flood Noah lived 350 years. 29 All the days of Noah were 950 years, and he died.
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- Genesis 9:27 Japheth sounds like the Hebrew for enlarge
Genesis 9:24-29
New International Version
Genesis 9:24-29
New International Version
24 When Noah awoke from his wine and found out what his youngest son had done to him, 25 he said,
26 He also said,
“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Shem!(D)
May Canaan be the slave(E) of Shem.
27 May God extend Japheth’s[a] territory;(F)
may Japheth live in the tents of Shem,(G)
and may Canaan be the slave of Japheth.”
28 After the flood Noah lived 350 years. 29 Noah lived a total of 950 years, and then he died.(H)
Footnotes
- Genesis 9:27 Japheth sounds like the Hebrew for extend.
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