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Genesis 9:26
And he said, Praise to the Lord, the God of Shem; let Canaan be his servant.
Genesis 9:26 · Bible in Basic English
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Genesis 9:26 in other translations
And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
He also declared: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the servant of Shem.
He said, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.
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In context
23 And Shem and Japheth took a robe, and putting it on their backs went in with their faces turned away, and put it over their father so that they might not see him unclothed.
24 And, awaking from his wine, Noah saw what his youngest son had done to him, and he said,
25 Cursed be Canaan; let him be a servant of servants to his brothers.
26 And he said, Praise to the Lord, the God of Shem; let Canaan be his servant.
27 May God make Japheth great, and let his living-place be in the tents of Shem, and let Canaan be his servant.
28 And Noah went on living three hundred and fifty years after the great flow of waters;
29 all the years of his life were nine hundred and fifty: and he came to his end.
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