Genesis 9:26 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.”
Genesis 9:26 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 9:269 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
בָּרוּךְbārûḵəKneel
יְהֹוָהyəhôhLORD
אֱלֹהֵיʾĕlōhêGod
שֵׁםšēmShem
וִיהִיwîhîAnd exist
כְנַעַןḵənaʿanKenaan
עֶבֶדʿevedServant
לָמוֹlāmwōTo
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