9:26 He also said,
“Worthy of praise is 1 the Lord, the God of Shem!
May Canaan be the slave of Shem! 2
9:27 May God enlarge Japheth’s territory and numbers! 3
May he live 4 in the tents of Shem
and may Canaan be his slave!”
1 tn Heb “blessed be.”
2 tn Heb “a slave to him”; the referent (Shem) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “may God enlarge Japheth.” The words “territory and numbers” are supplied in the translation for clarity.
4 tn 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).