Genesis 9:25-27

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²⁵he said:

Canaan is cursed.^(A)
He will be the lowest of slaves to his brothers.^(B)

²⁶He also said:

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Shem;
Let Canaan be^[a] Shem’s slave.
²⁷Let God extend Japheth;^[b]
let Japheth dwell in the tents of Shem;
let Canaan be Shem’s slave.

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Footnotes

9:26 As a wish or prayer; others interpret the verbs in vv. 26–27 as prophecy: Canaan will be...
9:27 In Hb, the name Japheth sounds like the word “extend.”

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