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Genesis 9:26-28
Names of God Bible
Genesis 9:26-28
Names of God Bible
26 Praise Yahweh, the Elohim of Shem!
Canaan will be his slave.
27 May Elohim expand the territory of Japheth.[a]
May he live in the tents of Shem.
Canaan will be his slave.”
28 Noah lived 350 years after the flood.
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- Genesis 9:27 There is a play on words here between the Hebrew yapht (May God expand) and yepheth (Japheth).
Genesis 9:26-28
New International Version
Genesis 9:26-28
New International Version
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.
Footnotes
- Genesis 9:27 Japheth sounds like the Hebrew for extend.
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