Genesis 9:27 — King James Version← Study notes
“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
יַפְתְּyap̄ətəOpen
אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod
לְיֶפֶתləyep̄etTo Jepheth
וְיִשְׁכֹּןwəyišəkōnAnd reside
בְּאָהֳלֵיbəʾāhŏlêIn tent
שֵׁםšēmShem
וִיהִיwîhîAnd exist
כְנַעַןḵənaʿanKenaan
עֶבֶדʿevedServant
לָמוֹlāmwōTo
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