Genesis 9:26
Also he said: Blessed of the Lord be Shem; and let Canaan be a slave to him.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
In Context
25he said, Cursed be Canaan; may he be a slave of slaves to his brothers.
27God enlarge Japheth and let him live in the tents of Shem. Let Canaan be a slave to him as well.
Cross References
Genesis 12:1The Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country, your relatives and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.
Genesis 27:40By your sword you will live, and your brother you will serve. But whenever you will break loose, you will break off his yoke from your neck.”
Joshua 9:23A curse on you! You will forever provide us with slaves for the temple of my God, woodcutters and watercarriers.”
Psalms 144:15Happy the people who fares so well: and so fares the people whose God is the Lord.
Romans 9:5They are descended from the patriarchs, and, as far as his human nature was concerned, from them came the Christ – he who is supreme over all things, God for ever blessed. Amen.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 9:25-28
Noah's Prophecy. ( b. c. 2347.) 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. Here, I. Noah comes to himself: He awoke from his wine. Sleep cured him, and, we may suppose, so cured him that he never relapsed… Read the whole commentary →