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26 And he said,

Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Shem;
And let Canaan be [a]his servant.
27 God enlarge Japheth,
And [b]let him dwell in the tents of Shem;
And let Canaan be his servant.

28 And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.

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  1. Genesis 9:26 Or, their
  2. Genesis 9:27 Or, he shall

26 He also said,

“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Shem!(A)
    May Canaan be the slave(B) of Shem.
27 May God extend Japheth’s[a] territory;(C)
    may Japheth live in the tents of Shem,(D)
    and may Canaan be the slave of Japheth.”

28 After the flood Noah lived 350 years.

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  1. Genesis 9:27 Japheth sounds like the Hebrew for extend.