Genesis 9:26
He also declared: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the servant of Shem.
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ASV
And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.
KJV
And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
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9 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| בָּר֥וּךְ | ba.Rukh | [be] blessed | H1288 → |
| יְהֹוָ֖ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹ֣הֵי | 'e.Lo.hei | [the] God of | H430 → |
| שֵׁ֑ם | Shem | Shem | H8035 → |
| וִיהִ֥י | vi.Hi | and let him be | H1961 → |
| כְנַ֖עַן | khe.Na.'an | Canaan | H3667 → |
| עֶ֥בֶד | 'E.ved | a slave | H5650 → |
| לָֽמוֹ׃ | la.mo | to <the> them |
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