Genesis 9:26
“And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he said, blessed be the Lord God of Shem,.... Shem was blessed before Japheth, because he was the first and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 9:18-29
- XXX. The Prophecy of Noah 18. כנען kena‛an, “Kena‘an, bowed down.” 19. נפץ nāpats, “break, scatter, spread.” פוּץ…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 9:24-27
Here, I. Noah comes to himself: He awoke from his wine. Sleep cured him, and, we may suppose, so cured him that he never…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Shem The blessing invoked, not upon Shem himself, but upon Jehovah the God of Shem, is…
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