9:27 May God enlarge Japheth’s territory and numbers! 1
May he live 2 in the tents of Shem
and may Canaan be his slave!”
[9:27] 1 tn Heb “may God enlarge Japheth.” The words “territory and numbers” are supplied in the translation for clarity.
[9:27] 2 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).
