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25 he said,

“May there be a curse on Canaan[a]!
    May he be a slave to his brothers.”

26 Noah also said,

“May the Lord, the God of Shem, be praised!
    May Canaan be Shem’s slave.
27 May God give more land to Japheth.
    May God live in Shem’s tents,
    and may Canaan be their slave.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 9:25 Canaan Ham’s son. The people of Canaan lived along the coast of Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria. Later, God gave this land to the Israelites.

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