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May Japheth share the prosperity of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />May God enlarge Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem, and let Canaan be his servant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />May God expand the territory of Japheth; may he dwell in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />May God enlarge Japheth, And may he dwell in the tents of Shem; And may Canaan be his servant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“May God enlarge Japheth, And may he live in the tents of Shem; And may Canaan be his servant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220May God enlarge Japheth, And let him dwell in the tents of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“May God enlarge Japheth, And let him dwell in the tents of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />May God enlarge Japheth, And let him dwell in the tents of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“May God enlarge [the land of] Japheth, And let him dwell in the tents of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let God extend Japheth; let Japheth dwell in the tents of Shem; let Canaan be Shem’s slave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />God will extend Japheth; he will dwell in the tents of Shem; Canaan will be his slave. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />God enlarge Japheth, And let him dwell in the tents of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I pray God will give Japheth more and more land and let him take over the territory of Shem. May Canaan be his slave." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />God enlarge Japheth, And let him dwell in the tents of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />May God expand the territory of Japheth. May he live in the tents of Shem. Canaan will be his slave." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />May God cause Japheth to increase! May his descendants live with the people of Shem! Canaan will be the slave of Japheth." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />May God make room for Japheth; may God live in Shem's tents, and may Canaan serve him."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />May God expand the territory of Japheth; may he dwell in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />May God enlarge Japheth's territory and numbers! May he live in the tents of Shem and may Canaan be his slave!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />May God enlarge Japheth. Let him dwell in the tents of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />May God enlarge Japheth. Let him dwell in the tents of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />God gives beauty to Japheth, "" And he dwells in tents of Shem, "" And Canaan is servant to him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> God doth give beauty to Japheth, And he dwelleth in tents of Shem, And Canaan is servant to him.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />God will dilate Japheth; he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be servant to him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />May God enlarge Japheth, and may he dwell in the tents of Sem, and Chanaan be his servant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />May God enlarge Japheth, and may he live in the tents of Shem, and let Canaan be his servant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />May God expand Japheth, and may he dwell among the tents of Shem; and let Canaan be his slave.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />May God make space for Japheth, and let him live in the tents of Shem; and let Canaan be his slave.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />God shall enrich Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem: and Canaan shall be their servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />God will enlarge Yapheth and he will dwell in the tabernacle of Sheem and Canaan will be a Servant to them.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />God enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; And let Canaan be their servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />May God make room for Japheth, and let him dwell in the habitations of Sem, and let Chanaan be his servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/9-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=2070" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/9.htm">Shem's Blessing and Noah's Death</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26</span>He also declared: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the servant of Shem. <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">May God</a> <a href="/hebrew/6601.htm" title="6601: yap̄t (V-Hifil-Imperf.Jus-3ms) -- A primitive root; to open, i.e. Be roomy; usually figuratively to be simple or delude.">expand the territory</a> <a href="/hebrew/3315.htm" title="3315: lə·ye·p̄eṯ (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- A son of Noah. From pathah; expansion; Jepheth, a son of Noah; also his posterity.">of Japheth;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7931.htm" title="7931: wə·yiš·kōn (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root (by transmission) to shakab through the idea of lodging; compare cikluwth, shakam); to reside or permanently stay.">may he dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: bə·’ā·ho·lê- (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">in the tents</a> <a href="/hebrew/8035.htm" title="8035: šêm (N-proper-ms) -- Name, oldest son of Noah. The same as shem; name; Shem, a son of Noah.">of Shem,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3667.htm" title="3667: ḵə·na·‘an (N-proper-ms) -- From kana'; humiliated; Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him.">and may Canaan</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wî·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Jus-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">be</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘e·ḇeḏ (N-ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">his servant.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·mōw (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> </span><span class="reftext">28</span>After the flood, Noah lived 350 years.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-19.htm">Isaiah 66:19</a></span><br />I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. So they will proclaim My glory among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-10.htm">Isaiah 11:10</a></span><br />On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-12.htm">Romans 15:12</a></span><br />And once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-13.htm">Ephesians 2:13-14</a></span><br />But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. / For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-34.htm">Acts 10:34-35</a></span><br />Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism, / but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28</a></span><br />There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19</a></span><br />Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-16.htm">John 10:16</a></span><br />I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-9.htm">Revelation 7:9</a></span><br />After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17-18</a></span><br />Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root, / do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-3.htm">Isaiah 60:3</a></span><br />Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/72-8.htm">Psalm 72:8-11</a></span><br />May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth. / May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust. / May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/2-11.htm">Zechariah 2:11</a></span><br />“On that day many nations will join themselves to the LORD, and they will become My people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/4-2.htm">Micah 4:2</a></span><br />And many nations will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2-3</a></span><br />In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. / And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.</p><p class="hdg">enlarge.</p><p class="hdg">he shall dwell.</p><p class="hdg">dwell.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/11-10.htm">Isaiah 11:10</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/2-14.htm">Hosea 2:14</a></b></br> Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/1-11.htm">Malachi 1:11</a></b></br> For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name <i>shall be</i> great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense <i>shall be</i> offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name <i>shall be</i> great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_peter/3-3.htm">Beauty</a> <a href="/genesis/9-26.htm">Bondman</a> <a href="/genesis/9-26.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/genesis/4-20.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/genesis/4-16.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-10.htm">Enlarge</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-9.htm">Extend</a> <a href="/genesis/9-15.htm">Great</a> <a href="/genesis/9-23.htm">Japheth</a> <a href="/revelation/20-5.htm">Live</a> <a href="/genesis/9-26.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/genesis/9-26.htm">Shem</a> <a href="/genesis/9-26.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/genesis/4-20.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/matthew/4-13.htm">Territory</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/28-2.htm">Beauty</a> <a href="/genesis/39-17.htm">Bondman</a> <a href="/genesis/10-6.htm">Canaan</a> <a href="/genesis/11-2.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/genesis/13-18.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/exodus/34-24.htm">Enlarge</a> <a href="/genesis/49-13.htm">Extend</a> <a href="/genesis/9-28.htm">Great</a> <a href="/genesis/10-1.htm">Japheth</a> <a href="/genesis/12-10.htm">Live</a> <a href="/genesis/15-3.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/genesis/10-1.htm">Shem</a> <a href="/genesis/15-3.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/genesis/13-5.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/genesis/10-19.htm">Territory</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-1.htm">God blesses Noah and his sons, and grants them flesh for food.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-4.htm">Blood and murder are forbidden.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-8.htm">God's covenant, of which the rainbow was constituted a pledge.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-18.htm">Noah's family replenishes the world.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-20.htm">Noah plants a vineyard,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-21.htm">Is drunken, and mocked by his son;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-25.htm">Curses Canaan;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-26.htm">Blesses Shem;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/9-27.htm">Prays for Japheth, and dies.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The expansion of Japheth's territory can be understood as a prophecy of the future growth and spread of Japheth's descendants. Historically, Japheth is considered the ancestor of many Indo-European nations, which have indeed expanded significantly over time. This expansion can be seen in the spread of European and Asian cultures and languages. Theologically, this expansion is sometimes viewed as a divine blessing, indicating God's favor and provision for Japheth's lineage.<p><b>may he dwell in the tents of Shem,</b><br>This part of the verse suggests a close relationship between the descendants of Japheth and Shem. In biblical context, Shem is the ancestor of the Semitic peoples, including the Israelites. The phrase "dwell in the tents of Shem" can imply a sharing in the spiritual blessings and heritage of Shem. This has been interpreted as a foreshadowing of the inclusion of Gentiles (descendants of Japheth) into the spiritual blessings of the Jewish people through the coming of Jesus Christ, who is a descendant of Shem. This connection is further explored in the New Testament, where the gospel is extended to all nations.<p><b>and may Canaan be his servant.</b><br>Canaan, the son of Ham, is here prophesied to be a servant to both Shem and Japheth. This reflects the historical subjugation of the Canaanites by the Israelites, descendants of Shem, as recorded in the conquest narratives of the Old Testament. The servitude of Canaan is also seen as a consequence of Ham's actions earlier in Genesis. Culturally, this reflects the ancient Near Eastern context where familial blessings and curses had significant implications for future generations. Theologically, it underscores themes of divine justice and the fulfillment of prophetic words.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/japheth.htm">Japheth</a></b><br>One of Noah's three sons. The blessing upon Japheth involves expansion and dwelling in the tents of Shem, indicating a future of growth and prosperity.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/shem.htm">Shem</a></b><br>Another son of Noah, from whom the Semitic peoples, including the Israelites, are descended. The reference to Japheth dwelling in Shem's tents suggests a relationship or alliance between their descendants.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>The son of Ham, who is cursed to be a servant to his brothers. This reflects the consequences of Ham's actions earlier in <a href="/bsb/genesis/9.htm">Genesis 9</a>.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/n/noah.htm">Noah</a></b><br>The patriarch who survived the flood and through whom God reestablished humanity. He pronounces blessings and curses upon his sons and their descendants.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_flood.htm">The Flood</a></b><br>A significant event preceding this chapter, where God judged the earth for its wickedness, sparing only Noah and his family.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_blessing.htm">God's Sovereignty in Blessing</a></b><br>Recognize that God is the source of all blessings and expansions. Trust in His plans for growth and prosperity in your life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_among_nations.htm">Unity Among Nations</a></b><br>The prophecy of Japheth dwelling in Shem's tents can be seen as a call for unity and cooperation among different peoples. Seek to build bridges and foster understanding in your community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_actions.htm">Consequences of Actions</a></b><br>The curse on Canaan serves as a reminder that our actions have long-lasting effects. Live righteously and consider the impact of your choices on future generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inclusion_in_god's_family.htm">Inclusion in God's Family</a></b><br>Just as Japheth's descendants are included in the blessings of Shem, all are invited to be part of God's family through faith in Christ. Embrace and welcome diversity within the body of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_god's_promises.htm">Faithfulness in God's Promises</a></b><br>Trust in the fulfillment of God's promises, as seen in the historical unfolding of Japheth's expansion and dwelling with Shem. Hold fast to God's Word and His assurances.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_ham_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Ham in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_curse_of_ham.htm">What is the Curse of Ham?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_canaan_punished_for_ham's_sin.htm">Why is Canaan punished for his father's wrongdoing (Genesis 9:20-27)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/noah's_sons__shem,_ham,_japheth.htm">Who are Noah's sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) <span class= "bld">God shall enlarge Japheth.</span>--First, the Deity is here <span class= "ital">Elohim, </span>following upon <span class= "ital">Jehovah </span>in the preceding verse, and that with extraordinary exactness. Jehovah has never been the special name of the Deity worshipped by the race of Japheth, though doubtless it is the Greek <span class= "ital">Zeus </span>and the Latin <span class= "ital">Jove. </span>But it soon became the proper title of God in covenant with the race of Shem. It is plainly impossible to divide this most ancient poem into Elohistic and Jehovistic sections, and the theory, however plausible occasionally, fails in a crucial place like this. Next, there is a play upon the name of Japheth, or rather, <span class= "ital">Yepheth, </span>our translators having made the same mistake as in changing Hebel into Abel. The Hebrew is <span class= "ital">Yapheth Elohim l'Yepheth, </span>"God enlarge the enlarger" (not "God shall enlarge"). While, then, it is the special blessing of Shem that through him the voice of thanksgiving is to ascend to Jehovah, the God of grace; it is Elohim, the God of nature and of the universe, who gives to Japheth wide extension and the most numerous posterity. If the most ancient civilisation and the earliest empires in Egypt and on the Tigris were Hamite, the great world- powers of history, the Chaldean, the Medo-Persian, the Greek and Roman, the Hindoo, were all of Japhetic origin, as are also the modern rulers of mankind.<p><span class= "bld">He shall dwell in the tents of Shem.</span>--(Rather, <span class= "ital">let him dwell</span>)<span class= "ital">. </span>In one sense Shem now dwells in the tents of Japheth: for the Jews, the noblest representatives of Shem, dwell dispersed in Aryan countries; and except in the Arabian peninsula, once Cushite, the Shemites have no home of their own. But the religious privileges of their race now belong to the family of Japheth. Carried by Jewish missionaries, like St. Paul, throughout the Roman world, they have become the property of the leading members of the Aryan race; and thus Japheth takes possession of the tents which by right of primogeniture belonged to Shem. For "to dwell in the tents of Shem" is not so much to share them as to own them; and if the Jews retain some degree of faith, it has lost with them all expansive power; while the right interpretation of their Scriptures, and as well the maintenance as the propagation of the religion of their Messiah, are now in the hands of the descendants of Japheth. Yet Shem does not lose all pre-eminence: for again we read--<p><span class= "bld">Canaan shall be his servant (rather, <span class= "ital">their</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span></span>--If Shem lose the foremost place of primogeniture, he is still a brother, and Canaan but a slave.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 27.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">God</span>. <span class="accented">Elohim</span>. If vers. 18-27 are Jehovistic (Tuch, Bleek, Colenso, <span class="accented">et alii</span>), why Elohim? Is this a proof that the Jehovistic document was revised by the Elohistic author, as the presence of Jehovah in any so-called Elohistic section is regarded as an interpolation by the supplementer? To obviate this inference Davidson assigns vers. 20-27 to his redactor. But the change of name is sufficiently explained when we remember that "Jehovah, as such, never was the God of Japheth's descendants, and that the expression would have been as manifestly improper if applied to him as it is in its proper place applied to Shem" (Quarry, p. 393). <span class="cmt_word">Shall enlarge Japheth</span>. <span class="hebrew">יַפְתְּ לְיֶפֶת</span>; literally, <span class="accented">shall enlarge or make room for the one that spreads abroad</span>; or, "may God concede an ample space to Japheth" (Gesenius). "Wide let God make it for Japheth" (Keil). "God give enlargement to Japheth" (Lange). So LXX., Vulgate, Chaldee, Syriac, Arabic. The words form a paronomasia, both the verb and the noun being connected with the root <span class="hebrew">פָתָה</span>, to spread abroad; Hiph., to cause to lie open, hence to make room for, - and refer to the widespread diffusion and remarkable prosperity of the Japhetic nations. The familiar interpretation which renders "God will persuade Japheth, the persuadable," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> incline his heart by the gospel so that he may dwell in the tents of Shem (Junins, Vatablus, Calvin, Willet, Ainsworth), is discredited by the facts <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> that the verb never means to persuade, except in a bad sense (cf. <a href="/1_kings/22-20.htm">1 Kings 22:20</a>), and <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> that in this sense it is never followed by <span class="hebrew">לְ</span>, but always by the accusative (<span class="accented">vide</span> Gesenius, <span class="accented">sub</span>. <span class="accented">nom</span>.; cf. Bush, p. 109). The fulfillment of the prophecy is apparent from the circumstance that "praeter Europam (<span class="greek">εὐρώκη</span> - wide, extensive) "maximam Asiae pattern, totum demique novum orbem, veluti immensae maguitudinis auctarium, Japheto posterique ejus in perpetuam possessionem obtigisse" (Fuller, ' Sac. Miscel., lib. 2. c. 4, quoted by Glass); cf. <a href="/genesis/10-2.htm">Genesis 10:2-5</a>, in which Japheth is given as the progenitor of fourteen peoples, to which are added the inhabitants of the lands washed by the sea. The expansive power of Japheth "refem not only to the territory and the multitude of the Japhethites, but also to their intellectual and active faculties. The metaphysics of the Hindoos, the philosophy of the Greeks, the military prowess of the Romans, and the modern science and civilization of the world are due to the race of Japheth" (Murphy). <span class="cmt_word">And he</span> - not <span class="accented">Elohim</span> (Philo., Theodoret, Onkelos, Dathe, Baumgarten, et <span class="accented">alii</span>), which <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> substantially repeats the blessing already given to Shem, and . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/9-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">{May} God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">expand the territory</span><br /><span class="heb">יַ֤פְתְּ</span> <span class="translit">(yap̄t)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6601.htm">Strong's 6601: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open, be, roomy, to be, simple, delude</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Japheth,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְיֶ֔פֶת</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ye·p̄eṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3315.htm">Strong's 3315: </a> </span><span class="str2">Japheth -- a son of Noah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may he dwell</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיִשְׁכֹּ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yiš·kōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7931.htm">Strong's 7931: </a> </span><span class="str2">To settle down, abide, dwell</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the tents</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאָֽהֳלֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ā·ho·lê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Shem,</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(šêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8035.htm">Strong's 8035: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shem -- 'name', oldest son of Noah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and may Canaan</span><br /><span class="heb">כְנַ֖עַן</span> <span class="translit">(ḵə·na·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3667.htm">Strong's 3667: </a> </span><span class="str2">Canaan -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their land West of the Jordan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be</span><br /><span class="heb">וִיהִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wî·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his servant.”</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶ֥בֶד</span> <span class="translit">(‘e·ḇeḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/9-27.htm">Genesis 9:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/9-27.htm">Genesis 9:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/9-27.htm">Genesis 9:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/9-27.htm">Genesis 9:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/9-27.htm">Genesis 9:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/9-27.htm">Genesis 9:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/9-27.htm">Genesis 9:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/9-27.htm">Genesis 9:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/9-27.htm">Genesis 9:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/9-27.htm">Genesis 9:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/9-27.htm">OT Law: Genesis 9:27 May God enlarge Japheth (Gen. 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