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Genesis 9:24-28
New King James Version
Genesis 9:24-28
New King James Version
24 So Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done to him. 25 Then he said:
26 And he said:
(C)“Blessed be the Lord,
The God of Shem,
And may Canaan be his servant.
27 May God (D)enlarge Japheth,
(E)And may he dwell in the tents of Shem;
And may Canaan be his servant.”
28 And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
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Genesis 9:24-28
English Standard Version
Genesis 9:24-28
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.
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- Genesis 9:27 Japheth sounds like the Hebrew for enlarge
Genesis 9:24-28
New International Version
Genesis 9:24-28
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.
Footnotes
- Genesis 9:27 Japheth sounds like the Hebrew for extend.
Genesis 9:24-28
King James Version
Genesis 9:24-28
King James Version
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.
26 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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Genesis 9:24-28
New American Standard Bible
Genesis 9:24-28
New American Standard Bible
24 When Noah awoke from his wine, he knew what his youngest son had done to him. 25 So he said,
26 He also said,
“(C)Blessed be the Lord,
The God of Shem;
And may Canaan be [b]his servant.
27 (D)May God enlarge Japheth,
And may he live in the tents of Shem;
And may Canaan be [c]his servant.”
28 Noah lived 350 years after the flood.
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- Genesis 9:25 I.e., The lowest of servants
- Genesis 9:26 Or their
- Genesis 9:27 Or their
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