27 God will extend[a] Japheth;
he will dwell in the tents of Shem;
Canaan will be his slave.

28 Now Noah lived 350 years after the flood. 29 So Noah’s life lasted 950 years; then he died.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 9:27 In Hb, the name Japheth sounds like the word “extend.”

27 May God extend Japheth’s[a] territory;(A)
    may Japheth live in the tents of Shem,(B)
    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.(C)

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