Genesis 9:27
May God enlarge Japheth [Enlargement, Spreading wide]. 2 Let him dwell in the tents of Shem [Name]. 2 Let Canaan [Humbled] be his servant.”
One Unity Resource Bible
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
28Noah [Rest] lived three hundred fifty years after the flood.
Cross References
Isaiah 11:10It will happen in that day that the nations will seek + 11:10 a MP: “Stump of Jesse” alludes to the household exists but is not in former glory. (See also Is 11:a). Therefore Messiah will grow up in a poor family. In Luke 2, the offering described is detailed in (Lev 12:6-8) for the poor woman’s purification after giving birth. (See also Is 11:1; Ps 132:17). (Luke 2:22-24; Rom 15:12) + 11:10 b MP: Messiah is from Jesse’s household and is a banner and rallying point to the nations, the Gentiles. (See also Is 11:1, 49:6, 60:1-3). (John 3:14-15; Acts 13:47-48, 26:23; Rom 15:8-9) the root of Jesse [My husband], + 11:10. Quoted in Rev 22:16 who stands as a banner of the peoples; + 11:10. Quoted in Rom 15:12 and his resting place will be kavod ·weighty glorious·.
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 →