Genesis 9:27
God enlarge Japheth and let him live in the tents of Shem. Let Canaan be a slave to him as well.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
In Context
26Also he said: Blessed of the Lord be Shem; and let Canaan be a slave to him.
28Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
Cross References
Malachi 1:11For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name is great among the nations, and in every place they offer to my name a pure offering. For my name is great among the nations,” says the Lord of hosts.
Romans 11:12And, if their falling away has enriched the world, and their failure has enriched the Gentiles, how much more will result from their full restoration!
Ephesians 2:13But now, through your union with Christ Jesus, you who once were far off have, by the shedding of the blood of the Christ, been brought near.
Ephesians 3:6That, by union with Christ Jesus and through the good news, the Gentiles are coheirs with us and members of one body, and that they share with us in God’s Promise.
Hebrews 11:9It was faith that made him go to live as an emigrant in the promised land – as in a strange country – living there in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who shared the promise with him.
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 →