27 God [a][b]persuade Japheth, that he may dwell in the tents of Shem, and let Canaan be his servant.

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

29 So all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.

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  1. Genesis 9:27 Or, enlarge, or cause to return.
  2. Genesis 9:27 He declareth that the Gentiles, which came of Japheth, and were separated from the Church, should be joined to the same by the persuasion of God’s Spirit, and preaching of the Gospel.

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

28 After the flood Noah lived 350 years. 29 Noah lived a total of 950 years, and then he died.(C)

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