Genesis 9:25–27
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25So he said,
“aCursed be Canaan;
He shall be to his brothers.”
26And he said,
“aBlessed be Yahweh,
The God of Shem;
And let Canaan be 1his servant.
27“aMay God enlarge Japheth,
And let him dwell in the tents of Shem;
And let Canaan be 1his servant.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
he said,
“Cursed be Canaan;
a servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”
He also said,
“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Shem;
and let Canaan be his servant.
May God enlarge Japheth,
and let him dwell in the tents of Shem,
and let Canaan be his servant.”
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
he said,
“Cursed be Canaan!
The lowest of slaves
will he be to his brothers.”
He also said,
“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Shem!
May Canaan be the slave of Shem.
May God extend Japheth’s territory;
may Japheth live in the tents of Shem,
and may Canaan be the slave of Japheth.”
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
he said:
Canaan is cursed.
He will be the lowest of slaves to his brothers.
He also said:
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Shem;
Let Canaan be Shem’s slave.
Let God extend Japheth;
let Japheth dwell in the tents of Shem;
let Canaan be Shem’s slave.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Then he cursed Canaan, the son of Ham:
“May Canaan be cursed!
May he be the lowest of servants to his relatives.”
Then Noah said,
“May the Lord, the God of Shem, be blessed,
and may Canaan be his servant!
May God expand the territory of Japheth!
May Japheth share the prosperity of Shem,
and may Canaan be his servant.”
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
And he said,
“Cursed be Canaan,
a slave of slaves he shall be to his brothers.”
Then he said,
“Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Shem,
and let Canaan be a slave to them.
May God make space for Japheth,
and let him dwell in the tents of Shem,
and let Canaan be a slave for him.”
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KJV 1900King James Version
And he said,
Cursed be Canaan;
A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
And he said,
Blessed be the Lord God of Shem;
And Canaan shall be his servant.
God shall enlarge Japheth,
And he shall dwell in the tents of Shem;
And Canaan shall be his servant.
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