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Genesis 9:27

27  May God enlarge Japheth,4

and let him dwell in the tents of Shem,

and let Canaan be his servant.”

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Genesis 9:27 — The New International Version (NIV)

27 May God extend Japheth’s territory;

may Japheth live in the tents of Shem,

and may Canaan be the slave of Japheth.”

Genesis 9:27 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

27 God shall enlarge Japheth,

And he shall dwell in the tents of Shem;

And Canaan shall be his servant.

Genesis 9:27 — New Living Translation (NLT)

27 May God expand the territory of Japheth!

May Japheth share the prosperity of Shem,

and may Canaan be his servant.”

Genesis 9:27 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

27 May God enlarge Japheth,

And may he dwell in the tents of Shem;

And may Canaan be his servant.”

Genesis 9:27 — New Century Version (NCV)

27 May God give more land to Japheth.

May Japheth live in Shem’s tents,

and may Canaan be their slave.”

Genesis 9:27 — American Standard Version (ASV)

27 God enlarge Japheth,

And let him dwell in the tents of Shem;

And let Canaan be his servant.

Genesis 9:27 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

27 Let God enlarge Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem, And let Canaan be his bondman.

Genesis 9:27 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

27 May God expand the territory of Japheth.

May he live in the tents of Shem. 

Canaan will be his slave.” 

Genesis 9:27 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

27 God will extend Japheth;

he will dwell in the tents of Shem;

Canaan will be his slave.

Genesis 9:27 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

27 May God make space for Japheth,

and let him live in the tents of Shem;

and let Canaan be his slave.”

Genesis 9:27 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

27 May God make space for Japheth,

and let him dwell in the tents of Shem,

and let Canaan be a slave for him.”

Genesis 9:27 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

27 May God add land to Japheth’s territory.

May Japheth live in the tents of Shem.

And may Canaan be their slave.”

Genesis 9:27 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

27 “May God enlarge Japheth,

And let him dwell in the tents of Shem;

And let Canaan be his servant.”


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