New American Standard Bible 1995

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Genesis

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9

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27

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"May God enlarge Japheth, And let him dwell in the tents of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant."

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"May God God, god Noun H430 אֱלֹהִים֙ e·lo·him
enlarge to be spacious, wide or open Verb H6601 יַ֤פְתְּ yaf·te
Japheth, a son of Noah Noun H3315 לְיֶ֔פֶת le·ye·fet,
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And let him dwell to settle down, abide, dwell Verb H7931 וְיִשְׁכֹּ֖ן ve·yish·kon
in the tents a tent Noun H168 בְּאָֽהֳלֵי־ be·'a·ho·lei-
of Shem; "name," oldest son of Noah Noun H8035 שֵׁ֑ם shem;
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And let Canaan a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land W. of the Jordan Noun H3667 כְנַ֖עַן che·na·'an
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be his servant." slave, servant Noun H5650 עֶ֥בֶד e·ved

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Canaan

CANAAN; CANAANITESka'-nan, ka'-nan-its (kena`an; Chanaan): 1. Geography 2. Meaning of the Name 3. The Results of Recent Excavations 4. History(1) Stone Age(2) Bronze Age(3) A Babylonian Province(4) Jerusalem Founded(5) The Hyksos(6) Egyptian Conquest(7) Tell el-Amarna Tablets 5. The Israelitsh Invasion 6. Culture 7. Art 8. Commerce 9. Art of WritingLITERATUR... View Details

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Shem

|name,| oldest son of Noah

Japheth

Japheth [N] [S] wide spreading: "God shall enlarge Japheth" (Heb. Yaphat Elohim le-Yephet,  Genesis 9:27 . Some, however, derive the name from yaphah , "to be beautiful;" hence white), one of the sons of Noah, mentioned last in order ( Genesis 5:32 ;  6:10 ;  7:13 ), perhaps first by birth ( 10:21 ; comp  9:24 ). He and his wife were t... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "May God enlarge Japheth, And let him dwell in the tents of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant."
King James Bible "May God shall enlarge Japheth, And let him and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; And let and Canaan shall be his servant."
Hebrew Greek English "May God enlarge Japheth, And let him dwell in the tents of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant."