Genesis 9:26
He also said, 1 “May Yahweh, the God of Shem, be blessed, 1 and may Canaan be his servant. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
In Context
25So he said, 1 “Cursed be Canaan. 1 May he be a servant to his brothers' servants.”
Cross References
Genesis 12:1Now Yahweh said to Abram, “Go from your country, and from your relatives, and from your father's household, to the land that I will show you.
Genesis 27:40By your sword you will live, and you will serve your brother. 1 But when you rebel, you will shake his yoke from off your neck.”
Joshua 9:23Now, because of this, you are cursed and some of you will always be slaves, those who cut wood and draw water for the house of my God.”
Psalms 144:15Blessed is the people with such blessings; 1 happy is the people whose God is Yahweh.
Romans 9:5Theirs are the ancestors from whom Christ has come with respect to the flesh—he who is God over all. May he be praised forever. 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 →