Genesis 9:25-27

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25} So he said,

“^(A)Cursed be Canaan;
^(a)^(B)A servant of servants
He shall be to his brothers.”

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26} He also said,

“^(C)Blessed be the Lord,
The God of Shem;
And let Canaan be ^(b)his servant.

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27}

“^(D)May God enlarge Japheth,
And let him dwell in the tents of Shem;
And let Canaan be ^(c)his servant.”

Footnotes:

a. Genesis 9:25: ['I.e. The lowest of servants']

b. Genesis 9:26: ['Or ', their]

c. Genesis 9:27: ['Or ', their]

Cross references:

A. Genesis 9:25: Deuteronomy 27:16

B. Genesis 9:25: Joshua 9:23

C. Genesis 9:26: Genesis 14:20; Genesis 24:27

D. Genesis 9:27: Genesis 10:2-5; Isaiah 66:19

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