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Genesis 9:25-27
New International Version - UK
Genesis 9:25-27
New International Version - UK
25 he said,
‘Cursed be Canaan!
The lowest of slaves
will he be to his brothers.’
26 He also said,
‘Praise be to the Lord, the God of Shem!
May Canaan be the slave of Shem.
27 May God extend Japheth’s[a] territory;
may Japheth live in the tents of Shem,
and may Canaan be the slave of Japheth.’
Footnotes
- Genesis 9:27 Japheth sounds like the Hebrew for extend.
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