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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 9:26Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 9:269 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
בָּרוּךְbārûḵəKneel
יְהֹוָהyəhôhLORD
אֱלֹהֵיʾĕlōhêGod
שֵׁםšēmShem
וִיהִיwîhîAnd exist
כְנַעַןḵənaʿanKenaan
עֶבֶדʿevedServant
לָמוֹlāmwōTo
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
בָּרוּךְbārûḵəKneel
יְהֹוָהyəhôhLORD
אֱלֹהֵיʾĕlōhêGod
שֵׁםšēmShem
וִיהִיwîhîAnd exist
כְנַעַןḵənaʿanKenaan
עֶבֶדʿevedServant
לָמוֹlāmwōTo

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