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Genesis 9:27
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KJ21
God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.”
ASV
God enlarge Japheth, And let him dwell in the tents of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.
AMP
“May God enlarge [the land of] Japheth, And let him dwell in the tents of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.”
AMPC
May God enlarge Japheth; and let him dwell in the tents of Shem, and let Canaan be his servant.
BRG
God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
CSB
Let God extend Japheth; let Japheth dwell in the tents of Shem; let Canaan be Shem’s slave.
CSBA
Let God extend Japheth; let Japheth dwell in the tents of Shem; let Canaan be Shem’s slave.
CEB
May God give space to Japheth; he will live in Shem’s tents, and Canaan will be his servant.”
CJB
May God enlarge Yefet; he will live in the tents of Shem, but Kena‘an will be their servant.”
CEV
I pray God will give Japheth more and more land and let him take over the territory of Shem. May Canaan be his slave.”
DARBY
Let God enlarge Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem, And let Canaan be his bondman.
DRA
May God enlarge Japheth, and may he dwell in the tents of Sem, and Chanaan be his servant.
ERV
May God give more land to Japheth. May God live in Shem’s tents, and may Canaan be their slave.”
EASY
I pray that God will make the land of Japheth and his descendants grow bigger. I pray that the descendants of Japheth will share good things with Shem. I pray that Canaan will become Japheth's slave.’
EHV
May God enlarge Japheth. Let him dwell in the tents of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.
ESV
May God enlarge Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem, and let Canaan be his servant.”
ESVUK
May God enlarge Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem, and let Canaan be his servant.”
EXB
May God ·give more land to [make space for; C the verb sounds like his name] Japheth. May Japheth live in Shem’s tents, and may Canaan be their slave [10:2–4; 1 Chr. 1:5–7].”
GNV
God persuade Japheth, that he may dwell in the tents of Shem, and let Canaan be his servant.
GW
May God expand the territory of Japheth. May he live in the tents of Shem. Canaan will be his slave.”
GNT
May God cause Japheth to increase! May his descendants live with the people of Shem! Canaan will be the slave of Japheth.”
HCSB
God will extend Japheth; he will dwell in the tents of Shem; Canaan will be his slave.
ICB
May God give more land to Japheth. May Japheth live in Shem’s tents, and may Canaan be their slave.”
ISV
May God make room for Japheth; may God live in Shem’s tents, and may Canaan serve him.”
JUB
God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his slave.
KJV
God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
AKJV
God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
LSB
May God enlarge Japheth, And let him dwell in the tents of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.”
LEB
May God make space for Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem, and let Canaan be a slave for him.”
TLB
Then he said, “God bless Shem, And may Canaan be his slave. God bless Japheth, And let him share the prosperity of Shem, And let Canaan be his slave.”
MSG
When Noah woke up with his hangover, he learned what his youngest son had done. He said, Cursed be Canaan! A slave of slaves, a slave to his brothers! Blessed be God, the God of Shem, but Canaan shall be his slave. God prosper Japheth, living spaciously in the tents of Shem. But Canaan shall be his slave.
MEV
May God enlarge Japheth, and may he dwell in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant.”
NOG
May Elohim expand the territory of Japheth. May he live in the tents of Shem. Canaan will be his slave.”
NABRE
May God expand Japheth, and may he dwell among the tents of Shem; and let Canaan be his slave.”
NASB
May God enlarge Japheth, And may he live in the tents of Shem; And may Canaan be his servant.”
NASB1995
“May God enlarge Japheth, And let him dwell in the tents of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.”
NCB
May God enlarge Japheth so that he dwells in the land of Shem; and let Canaan be his slave!”
NCV
May God give more land to Japheth. May Japheth live in Shem’s tents, and may Canaan be their slave.”
NET
May God enlarge Japheth’s territory and numbers! May he live in the tents of Shem and may Canaan be the slave of Japheth!”
NIRV
May God add land to Japheth’s territory. May Japheth live in the tents of Shem. And may Canaan be the slave of Japheth.”
NIV
May God extend Japheth’s territory; may Japheth live in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be the slave of Japheth.”
NIVUK
May God extend Japheth’s territory; may Japheth live in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be the slave of Japheth.’
NKJV
May God enlarge Japheth, And may he dwell in the tents of Shem; And may Canaan be his servant.”
NLV
May God make Japheth great. Let him live in the tents of Shem. And let Canaan be his servants.”
NLT
May God expand the territory of Japheth! May Japheth share the prosperity of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant.”
NRSVA
May God make space for Japheth, and let him live in the tents of Shem; and let Canaan be his slave.’
NRSVACE
May God make space for Japheth, and let him live in the tents of Shem; and let Canaan be his slave.’
NRSVCE
May God make space for Japheth, and let him live in the tents of Shem; and let Canaan be his slave.”
NRSVUE
May God make space for Japheth, and let him live in the tents of Shem, and let Canaan be his slave.”
OJB
Elohim shall enlarge Yephet, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Kena’an shall be his eved.
RGT
“God enlarge Japheth, so that he may dwell in the tents of Shem; and let Canaan be his servant!”
RSV
God enlarge Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem; and let Canaan be his slave.”
RSVCE
God enlarge Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem; and let Canaan be his slave.”
TLV
May God enlarge Japheth, may he dwell in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his slave.”
VOICE
May God make plenty of room for Japheth’s family and give them homes among Shem’s tents. And let Canaan be his slave also!
WEB
May God enlarge Japheth. Let him dwell in the tents of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.”
WYC
God alarge Japheth, and dwell he in the tabernacles of Shem, and Canaan be the servant of him. (May God enlarge, or increase, Japheth, and live he in Shem’s tents, and let Canaan be his slave too!)
YLT
God doth give beauty to Japheth, And he dwelleth in tents of Shem, And Canaan is servant to him.'
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