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Genesis 9:27
May God enlarge Japheth, and may he dwell in the tents of Sem, and Chanaan be his servant.
Genesis 9:27 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
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Genesis 9:27 in other translations
God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
May God expand the territory of Japheth; may he dwell in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant.”
May God enlarge Japheth. Let him dwell in the tents of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.”
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In context
24 And Noe awaking from the wine, when he had learned what his younger son had done to him,
25 He said: Cursed be Chanaan, a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
26 And he said: Blessed be the Lord God of Sem, be Chanaan his servant.
27 May God enlarge Japheth, and may he dwell in the tents of Sem, and Chanaan be his servant.
28 And Noe lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
29 And all his days were in the whole nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.
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