Genesis 9:25-27

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²⁵he said,

“Cursed be Canaan;
lowest of slaves shall he be to his brothers.”

²⁶He also said,

“Blessed by the Lord my God be Shem;
    and let Canaan be his slave.
²⁷May God make space for^[a] Japheth,
    and let him live in the tents of Shem;
    and let Canaan be his slave.”

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Footnotes

Genesis 9:27 Heb yapht, a play on Japheth

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