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Genesis 9:27 Interlinear

“shall enlarge God Japheth and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem and Canaan shall be his servant ”

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Genesis 9 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	יַ֤פְתְּ	H6601	shall enlarge	to open, i.e., be (causatively, make) roomy; usually figuratively (in a mental or moral sense) to be (causatively, make) simple or (in a sinister way)
2	אֱלֹהִים֙	H430	God	gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
3	לְיֶ֔פֶת	H3315	Japheth	jepheth, a son of noah; also his posterity
4	וְיִשְׁכֹּ֖ן	H7931	and he shall dwell	to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
5	בְּאָֽהֳלֵי	H168	in the tents	a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
6	שֵׁ֑ם	H8035	of Shem	shem, a son of noah (often including his posterity)
7	וִיהִ֥י	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
8	כְנַ֖עַן	H3667	and Canaan	kenaan, a son a ham; also the country inhabited by him
9	עֶ֥בֶד	H5650	shall be his servant	a servant
10	לָֽמוֹ׃	H0

Genesis 9:27 (current)shall enlarge God Japheth and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem and Canaan shall be his servant