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Genesis 9:27

CanaanJaphethShem

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

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

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.

29 And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.

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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
May God expand the territory of Japheth; may he dwell in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant.”
KJV
God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
WEB
May God enlarge Japheth. Let him dwell in the tents of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.”
ASV
God enlarge Japheth, And let him dwell in the tents of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.
DARBY
Let God enlarge Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem, And let Canaan be his bondman.
BLB
May God enlarge Japheth, and may he dwell in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be a servant to them.”
ÅB
Gud gjøre det vidt for Jafet, han skal bo i Sems telter, og Kana'an være deres slave!
OTB
Måtte Gud utvide Jafets område, og måtte han bo i Sems telt; og måtte Kanaan være hans tjener."
B1930
Gud gjøre det vidt for Jafet, han skal bo i Sems telter, og Kana'an være deres træl!

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  • Romans 15:12

    And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.

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  • Romans 11:12

    Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?

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  • Ephesians 3:6

    That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:

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  • Hebrews 11:9–10

    By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:

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  • Ephesians 2:13–14

    But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

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  • Hosea 2:14

    Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.

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  • Malachi 1:11

    For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.

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  • Isaiah 11:10

    And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.

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