Genesis 9:27
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May God enlarge Japheth, and may he dwell in the tents of Sem, and Chanaan be his servant.

Genesis 9:28
And Noe lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.

Genesis 10:2
The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Thubal, and Mosoch, and Thiras.

Genesis 27:29
And let peoples serve thee, and tribes worship thee: be thou lord of thy brethren, and let thy mother's children bow down before thee. Cursed be he that curseth thee: and let him that blesseth thee be filled with blessings.

Isaiah 66:19
And I will set a sign among them, and I will send of them that shall be saved, to the Gentiles into the sea, into Africa, and Lydia them that draw the bow: into Italy, and Greece, to the islands afar off, to them that have not heard of me, and have not seen my glory. And they shall declare my glory to the Gentiles:

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May God enlarge Japheth, and may he dwell in the tents of Sem, and Chanaan be his servant.

enlarge.

he shall dwell.

dwell.

Isaiah 11:10 In that day the root of Jesse, who standeth for an ensign of the people, him the Gentiles shall beseech, and his sepulchre shall be glorious.

Hosea 2:14 Therefore, behold I will allure her, and will lead her into the wilderness: and I will speak to her heart.

Malachi 1:11 For from the rising of the sun even to the going down, my name is great among the Gentiles, and in every place there is sacrifice, and there is offered to my name a clean oblation: for my name is great among the Gentiles, saith the Lord of hosts.

Acts 17:14 And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul, to go unto the sea: but Silas and Timothy remained there.

Romans 11:12 Now if the offence of them be the riches of the world and the diminution of them the riches of the Gentiles: how much more the fulness of them?

Romans 15:12 And again, Isaias saith: There shall be a root of Jesse; and he that shall rise up to rule the Gentiles, in him the Gentiles shall hope.

Ephesians 2:13,14,19 But now in Christ Jesus, you, who some time were afar off, are made nigh by the blood of Christ. . . .

Ephesians 3:6,13 That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs and of the same body: and copartners of his promise in Christ Jesus, by the gospel . . .

Hebrews 11:9,10 By faith he abode in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in cottages, with Isaac and Jacob, the co-heirs of the same promise. . . .

Context
Shem's Blessing and Noah's Death
26And he said: Blessed be the Lord God of Sem, be Chanaan his servant. 27May God enlarge Japheth, and may he dwell in the tents of Sem, and Chanaan be his servant.28And Noe lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.…
Lexicon
{May} God
אֱלֹהִים֙ (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

expand the territory
יַ֤פְתְּ (yap̄t)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6601: To open, be, roomy, to be, simple, delude

of Japheth,
לְיֶ֔פֶת (lə·ye·p̄eṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3315: Japheth -- a son of Noah

may he dwell
וְיִשְׁכֹּ֖ן (wə·yiš·kōn)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7931: To settle down, abide, dwell

in the tents
בְּאָֽהֳלֵי־ (bə·’ā·ho·lê-)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 168: A tent

of Shem,
שֵׁ֑ם (šêm)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8035: Shem -- 'name', oldest son of Noah

and may Canaan
כְנַ֖עַן (ḵə·na·‘an)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3667: Canaan -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their land West of the Jordan

be
וִיהִ֥י (wî·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

his servant.”
עֶ֥בֶד (‘e·ḇeḏ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant


Additional Translations
May God expand the territory of Japheth; may he dwell in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant.”God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

God enlarge Japheth, And let him dwell in the tents of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.

May God make room for Japheth, and let him dwell in the habitations of Sem, and let Chanaan be his servant.

Let God enlarge Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem, And let Canaan be his bondman.

God enlarge Japheth, And let him dwell in the tents of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.

God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

May God enlarge Japheth. Let him dwell in the tents of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant."

God doth give beauty to Japheth, And he dwelleth in tents of Shem, And Canaan is servant to him.'
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