“God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.”
Genesis 9:27 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 9:2710 words
HebrewMeaning
יַ֤פְתְּyapətə
may he make spaciousverbH6601
deceive · enlarge · entice · flatter ···
אֱלֹהִים֙ʾĕlōhiym
GodnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
לְ/יֶ֔פֶתləyepet
JaphethpronH3315
וְ/יִשְׁכֹּ֖ןwəyišəkōn
and let him dwellconjH7931
continue · (cause to · make to) dwell · have habitation ···
בְּ/אָֽהֳלֵיbəʾāhŏlēy
in the tents ofpronH168
home · tabernacle · tent
שֵׁ֑םšēm
ShemnounH8035
Shem
וִ/יהִ֥יwiyhiy
and let him beconjH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
כְנַ֖עַןkənaʿan
CanaannounH3667
merchant · traffick
עֶ֥בֶדʿebed
a slavenounH5650
bondage · servant · servant
לָֽ/מוֹlāmwō
pron
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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