Genesis 9:26
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He also declared: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the servant of Shem.”
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“He also declared: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the servant of Shem.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And he saith: `Blessed of Jehovah my God <FI>is<Fi> Shem, And Canaan is servant to him.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 9:26 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 10:10His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
- Genesis 12:1Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you.
- 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?”
- Genesis 27:40You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”
- Deuteronomy 33:26“There is none like the God of Jeshurun, who rides the heavens to your aid, and the clouds in His majesty.
- Joshua 9:23Now therefore you are under a curse and will perpetually serve as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”
- Judges 1:28When Israel became stronger, they pressed the Canaanites into forced labor, but they never drove them out completely.
- Psalms 144:15Blessed are the people of whom this is so; blessed are the people whose God is the LORD.
- Luke 3:23Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,
- 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.
- 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.
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