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Genesis 9:26

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24 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.

25 And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.

And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

27 God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

28 And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
He also declared: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the servant of Shem.
KJV
And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
WEB
He said, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.
ASV
And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.
DARBY
And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Shem, And let Canaan be his bondman.
BLB
And he said, “Blessed [be] YHWH, the God of Shem! And may Canaan be a servant to him.
ÅB
Så sa han: Lovet være Herren, Sems Gud, og Kana'an være deres slave!
OTB
Han sa også: "Velsignet være Herren, Sems Gud! Måtte Kanaan være slave for Sem.
B1930
Så sa han: Lovet være Herren, Sems Gud, og Kana'an være deres træl!

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  • Psalms 144:15

    Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.

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  • Hebrews 11:16

    But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

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  • Genesis 12:1–3

    Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

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  • Genesis 27:37

    And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?

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  • Luke 3:23–36

    And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,

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  • Romans 9:5

    Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.

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  • Genesis 10:10–26

    And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

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  • Deuteronomy 33:26

    There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.

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