Font Size
Genesis 9:27-29
Amplified Bible
Genesis 9:27-29
Amplified Bible
27
“May God enlarge [the land of] Japheth,
And [a]let [b]him dwell in the tents of Shem;
And let Canaan be his servant.”
28 Noah lived three hundred and fifty years after the flood. 29 So all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years, and he died.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Genesis 9:27 Note that “let” in this verse represents a command, as in “Let there be light” (1:3).
- Genesis 9:27 The antecedent of the word “him” could be Japheth, but it could also be “God,” thus making Him (the Messiah) dwell in the tents of Shem indicating the incarnation in the Semitic line.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
Copyright © 2015 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, CA 90631. All rights reserved.
Bible Gateway Recommends
NIV, KJV, NASB, Amplified Parallel Bible--hardcover
Retail: $69.99
Our Price: $34.00
Save: $35.99 (51%)