Genesis 9:27
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
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...
רָחַב
râchab
to broaden (intransitive or transitive, literal or figurative)
יֶפֶת
Yepheth
Jepheth, a son of Noah; also his posterity
יָשַׁב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
אֹהֶל
ʼôhel
a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
שֵׁם
Shêm
Shem, a son of Noah (often includ. his posterity)
כְּנַעַן
Kᵉnaʻan
Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him
Key Terms in This Verse
רָחַב râchab
to broaden (intransitive or transitive, literal or figurative)
Study H7337 →יָשַׁב yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Study H3427 →אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym
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 deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a supe...
Study H430 →Cross References
Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?
And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.
Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my nam...
And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.
That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.
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