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Genesis 9:27
New International Version
Genesis 9:27
New International Version
Genesis 9:27
New King James Version
Genesis 9:27
New King James Version
27 May God (A)enlarge Japheth,
(B)And may he dwell in the tents of Shem;
And may Canaan be his servant.”
Genesis 9:27
King James Version
Genesis 9:27
King James Version
27 God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
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Genesis 9:27
New American Standard Bible
Genesis 9:27
New American Standard Bible
27 (A)May God enlarge Japheth,
And may he live in the tents of Shem;
And may Canaan be [a]his servant.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 9:27 Or their
Genesis 9:27
English Standard Version
Genesis 9:27
English Standard Version
27 May God enlarge Japheth,[a]
and let him dwell in the tents of Shem,
and let Canaan be his servant.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 9:27 Japheth sounds like the Hebrew for enlarge
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