Genesis 9:27
“God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
God shall enlarge Japheth,.... Or give him a large part of the earth, and large dominions in it, as his posterity have…
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
God The blessing on Japheth is introduced with the name not of "Jehovah," but of "Elohim." Jehovah is the God who…
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