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Genesis 9

Gn. 9:27 KJV (With Strong’s)

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God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
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 superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
shall πenlarge
pathah (Hebrew #6601)
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) delude
KJV usage: allure, deceive, enlarge, entice, flatter, persuade, silly (one).
Pronounce: paw-thaw'
Origin: a primitive root
Japheth
Yepheth (Hebrew #3315)
expansion; Jepheth, a son of Noah; also his posterity
KJV usage: Japheth.
Pronounce: yeh'-feth
Origin: from 6601
v, and he shall dwell
shakan (Hebrew #7931)
to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
Pronounce: shaw-kan'
Origin: a primitive root (apparently akin (by transmission) to 7901 through the idea of lodging; compare 5531, 7925)
in the tents
'ohel (Hebrew #168)
a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
KJV usage: covering, (dwelling)(place), home, tabernacle, tent.
Pronounce: o'-hel
Origin: from 166
of Shem
Shem (Hebrew #8035)
name; Shem, a son of Noah (often includ. his posterity)
KJV usage: Sem, Shem.
Pronounce: shame
Origin: the same as 8034
; and Canaan
Kna`an (Hebrew #3667)
humiliated; Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him
KJV usage: Canaan, merchant, traffick.
Pronounce: ken-ah'-an
Origin: from 3665
shall be his servant
`ebed (Hebrew #5650)
a servant
KJV usage: X bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
Pronounce: eh'-bed
Origin: from 5647
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π
or, persuade.
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Ef. 2:13• 13Mas ahora en Cristo Jesús, vosotros que en otro tiempo estabais lejos, habéis sido hechos cercanos por la sangre de Cristo. (Ef. 2:13)

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Canaan,
God,
Japheth,
Servant,
Shem,
Tent

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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enlarge.
or, persuade.
Japheth.Japheth denotes enlargement, and how wonderfully have his boundaries been enlarged; for not only Europe, but Asia Minor, part of Armenia, Iberia, the whole of the vast regions of Asia north of Taurus, and probably America, fell to the share of his posterity.he shall dwell.These words may mean either that God or that Japheth shall dwell in the tents of Shem.
In either sense the prophecy has been literally fulfilled.dwell.
Is. 11:10• 10Y acontecerá en aquel tiempo que la raíz de Isaí, la cual estará puesta por pendón á los pueblos, será buscada de las gentes; y su holganza será gloria. (Is. 11:10)
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Os. 2:14• 14Empero he aquí, yo la induciré, y la llevaré al desierto, y hablaré á su corazón. (Os. 2:14)
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Mal. 1:11• 11Porque desde donde el sol nace hasta donde se pone, es grande mi nombre entre las gentes; y en todo lugar se ofrece á mi nombre perfume, y presente limpio: porque grande es mi nombre entre las gentes, dice Jehová de los ejércitos. (Mal. 1:11)
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Hch. 17:14• 14Empero luego los hermanos enviaron á Pablo que fuese como á la mar; y Silas y Timoteo se quedaron allí. (Hch. 17:14)
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Ro. 11:12• 12Y si la falta de ellos es la riqueza del mundo, y el menoscabo de ellos la riqueza de los Gentiles, ¿cuánto más el henchimiento de ellos? (Ro. 11:12)
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Ro. 15:12• 12Y otra vez, dice Isaías: Estará la raíz de Jessé, Y el que se levantará á regir los Gentiles: Los Gentiles esperarán en él. (Ro. 15:12)
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Ef. 2:13‑14,19• 13Mas ahora en Cristo Jesús, vosotros que en otro tiempo estabais lejos, habéis sido hechos cercanos por la sangre de Cristo.
 14Porque él es nuestra paz, que de ambos hizo uno, derribando la pared intermedia de separación;
 19Así que ya no sois extranjeros ni advenedizos, sino juntamente ciudadanos con los santos, y domésticos de Dios; (Ef. 2:13‑14,19)
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Ef. 3:6,13• 6Que los Gentiles sean juntamente herederos, é incorporados, y consortes de su promesa en Cristo por el evangelio:
 13Por tanto, pido que no desmayéis á causa de mis tribulaciones por vosotros, las cuales son vuestra gloria. (Ef. 3:6,13)
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He. 11:9‑10• 9Por fe habitó en la tierra prometida como en tierra ajena, morando en cabañas con Isaac y Jacob, herederos juntamente de la misma promesa:
 10Porque esperaba ciudad con fundamentos, el artífice y hacedor de la cual es Dios. (He. 11:9‑10)
• This is God’s survey of the new world, in its three heads, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, in a brief declaration of what characterized their position in the earth. Its whole history is stated in a few words. How mighty in everything is the Word! He who knows all can state all briefly and surely. (“Genesis 9” by J.N. Darby)
• Elohim enlarged Japhet, who would spread himself not merely in his own destined lot, but even dwell in the tents of Shem, and Canaan humbled there too. How true of the energetic Japhetic race that pushed westward, and not content with the east, pushes round again to the west – anywhere and everywhere. (“Genesis 9” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Let God enlarge Japhethc, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem, And let Canaan be hisd bondman.

JND Translation Notes

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c
See ch. 5.32.
d
Or "their," i.e. Japheth's.