Genesis 9:27
May God extend the territory of Japheth, 1 and let him make his home in the tents of Shem. 1 May Canaan be his servant.”
Unlocked Literal 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
26He also said, 1 “May Yahweh, the God of Shem, be blessed, 1 and may Canaan be his servant. 1
28After the flood, Noah lived three hundred fifty years.
Cross References
Isaiah 11:10On that day, the root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. 1 The nations will seek him out, and his resting place will be glorious. 1
Malachi 1:11For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations and in every place incense and pure offerings will be offered in my name. For my name will be great among the nations,” says Yahweh of hosts.
Romans 11:12Now if their failure is the riches of the world, and if their loss is the riches of the Gentiles, how much greater will their completion be?
Ephesians 2:13But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away from God have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
Ephesians 3:6This hidden truth is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, and fellow members of the body, and they share the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
Hebrews 11:9It was by faith that he lived in the land of promise as a foreigner. He lived in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise.
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 →