Gen 9:26-29 - Commentary

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Text -- Genesis 9:26-29 (NET)

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9:26 He also said, “Worthy of praise is the Lord, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem! 9:27 May God enlarge Japheth’s territory and numbers! May he live in the tents of Shem and may Canaan be his slave!” 9:28 After the flood Noah lived 350 years. 9:29 The entire lifetime of Noah was 950 years, and then he died.

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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:

· Canaan the region ofeast Mediterranean coastal land from Arvad (modern Lebanon) south to Gaza,the coast land from Mt. Carmel north to the Orontes River

· Japheth son of Noah

· Noah a son of Lamech and the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth,son of Lamech; builder of the ark,daughter of Zelophehad

· Shem the father of Arphaxad; a son of Noah; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Noah

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NET Notes: Gen 9:26 Heb “a slave to him”; the referent (Shem) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

NET Notes: Gen 9:27 In this context the prefixed verbal form is a jussive (note the distinct jussive forms both before and after this in vv. 26 and 27).

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Text -- Genesis 9:26-29 (NET)

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NET Notes -> Gen 9:26; Gen 9:26; Gen 9:27; Gen 9:27; Gen 9:27

NET Notes: Gen 9:26 Heb “a slave to him”; the referent (Shem) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

NET Notes: Gen 9:27 In this context the prefixed verbal form is a jussive (note the distinct jussive forms both before and after this in vv. 26 and 27).

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