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9

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27

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God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
God angels Noun H430 אֱלֹהִים֙ e·lo·him
shall enlarge allure Verb H6601 יַ֤פְתְּ yaf·te
Japheth Japheth Noun H3315 לְיֶ֔פֶת le·ye·fet,
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and he shall dwell abide Verb H7931 וְיִשְׁכֹּ֖ן ve·yish·kon
in the tents covering Noun H168 בְּאָֽהֳלֵי־ be·'a·ho·lei-
of Shem Sem Noun H8035 שֵׁ֑ם shem;
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and Canaan Canaan Noun H3667 כְנַ֖עַן che·na·'an
Analysis:
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shall be his servant bondage 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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King James Bible God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
Hebrew Greek English "May God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall And let him dwell in the tents of Shem; and And let Canaan shall be his servant."
New American Standard Bible 1995 "May God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall And let him dwell in the tents of Shem; and And let Canaan shall be his servant."