Genesis 9:27
God perswade Iapheth, that he may dwell in the tentes of Shem, and let Canaan be his seruant.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 said moreouer, blessed be the Lord God of Shem, and let Canaan be his seruant.
28And Noah liued after the flood three hundreth and fiftie yeeres.
Cross References
Isaiah 11:10And in that day the roote of Ishai, which shall stand vp for a signe vnto the people, the nations shall seeke vnto it, and his rest shall be glorious.
Malachi 1:11For from the rising of the sunne vnto the going downe of the same, my Name is great among the Gentiles, and in euery place incense shalbe offred vnto my Name, and a pure offering: for my Name is great among the heathen, sayeth the Lord of hostes.
Romans 11:12Wherefore if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles, how much more shall their aboundance be?
Ephesians 2:13But nowe in Christ Iesus, ye which once were farre off, are made neere by the blood of Christ.
Ephesians 3:6That the Gentiles should be inheriters also, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the Gospel,
Hebrews 11:9By faith he abode in the land of promise, as in a strange countrey, as one that dwelt in tents with Isaac and Iacob heires with him 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 →