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Genesis 9:27

May God expand the territory of Japheth; may he dwell in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant.”
Genesis 9:27
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

יַ֤פְתְּ אֱלֹהִים֙ לְיֶ֔פֶת וְיִשְׁכֹּ֖ן בְּאָֽהֳלֵי־שֵׁ֑ם וִיהִ֥י כְנַ֖עַן עֶ֥בֶד לָֽמוֹ׃

  1. יַ֤פְתְּyaft“may he make spacious”
    Verb, hiphil, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּתָה · “to open wide” · Strong's H6601A
  2. אֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.Him“God”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  3. לְיֶ֔פֶתle.Ye.fet“<to> Japheth”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from יֶ֫פֶת · “Japheth” · Strong's H3315
  4. וְיִשְׁכֹּ֖ןve.yish.Kon“and let him dwell”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁכַן · “to dwell” · Strong's H7931
  5. בְּאָֽהֳלֵי־be.'o.ho.lei-“in [the] tents of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֹ֫הֶל · “tent” · Strong's H0168G
  6. שֵׁ֑םShem“Shem”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שֵׁם · “Shem” · Strong's H8035
  7. וִיהִ֥יvi.Hi“and let him be”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  8. כְנַ֖עַןkhe.Na.'an“Canaan”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from כְּנַ֫עַן · “Canaan” · Strong's H3667G
  9. עֶ֥בֶד'E.ved“a slave”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  10. לָֽמוֹ׃la.mo“to <the> them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)