26 He also said,

(A)Blessed be the Lord,
The God of Shem;
And may Canaan be [a]his servant.
27 (B)May God enlarge Japheth,
And may he live in the tents of Shem;
And may Canaan be [b]his servant.”

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  1. Genesis 9:26 Or their
  2. Genesis 9:27 Or their

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.