Genesis 9:26

In 11 translations

BSB

He also declared: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the servant of Shem.

KJV

And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.his servant: or, servant to them

WEB

He said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.

ASV

And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.

LSV

And he says: “Blessed of my God YHWH [is] Shem, || And Canaan is servant to him.

YLT

And he saith: 'Blessed of Jehovah my God [is] Shem, And Canaan is servant to him.

DBY

And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Shem, And let Canaan be his bondman.Elohim

DRC

And he said: Blessed be the Lord God of Sem, be Chanaan his servant.

GNV

He said moreouer, blessed be the Lord God of Shem, and let Canaan be his seruant.

JPS

And he said: Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem; and let Canaan be their servant.

LXXE

And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Sem, and Chanaan shall be his bond-servant.

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Original-language editions

WLC

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר בָּר֥וּךְ יְהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹ֣הֵי שֵׁ֑ם וִיהִ֥י כְנַ֖עַן עֶ֥בֶד לָֽמוֹ׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ εἶπεν, εὐλογητὸς Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς τοῦ Σήμ· καὶ ἔσται Χαναὰν παῖς οἰκέτης αὐτοῦ.

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• Noah and the Flood When human violence fills the earth, God grieves and resolves to judge it, but Noah finds favour and is told to build an ark for his family …

Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 144:15Blessed are the people of whom this is so; blessed are the people whose God is the LORD.
• Genesis 12:1–3Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great,…
• Hebrews 11:16Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
• Genesis 27:37But Isaac answered Esau: “Look, I have made him your master and given him all his relatives as servants; I have sustained him with grain and new wine. What is left that I can do for you, my son?”
• Deuteronomy 33:26“There is none like the God of Jeshurun, who rides the heavens to your aid, and the clouds in His majesty.
• Luke 3:23–36Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,…
• Genesis 10:10–26His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. From that land he went forth into Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, and Resen, which is between Nineveh and the great…
• Romans 9:5Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.
• Genesis 27:40You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”

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