Genesis 9:26
He said, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.
World English Bible British
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, “Canaan is cursed. He will be a servant of servants to his brothers.”
27May God enlarge Japheth. Let him dwell in the tents of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.”
Cross References
Genesis 12:1Now the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, and your relatives, and your father’s house, and go to the land that I will show you.
Genesis 27:40You will live by your sword, and you will serve your brother. It will happen, when you will break loose, that you will shake his yoke from off your neck.”
Joshua 9:23Now therefore you are cursed, and some of you will never fail to be slaves, both wood cutters and drawers of water for the house of my God.”
Psalms 144:15Happy are the people who are in such a situation. Happy are the people whose God is the LORD.
Romans 9:5of whom are the fathers, and from whom is Christ as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God, blessed 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 →