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Genesis 9:25–27

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And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
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From verse 25

  1. Deuteronomy 27:16Rank 1 from verse 25
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    16Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

  2. Joshua 9:23Rank 2 from verse 25
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    23Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.

  3. Judges 1:28–30Rank 3 from verse 25
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    28And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out.

    29¶ Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

    30¶ Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries.

  4. 1 Kings 9:20–21Rank 4 from verse 25
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    20And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which were not of the children of Israel,

    21Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.

  5. John 8:34Rank 5 from verse 25
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    34Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.

From verse 26

  1. Psalms 144:15Rank 1 from verse 26
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    15Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the Lord.

  2. Genesis 12:1–3Rank 2 from verse 26
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    1NOW the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

    2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

    3And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

  3. Hebrews 11:16Rank 3 from verse 26
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    16But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

  4. Deuteronomy 33:26Rank 4 from verse 26
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    26There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.

  5. Genesis 10:10–26Rank 5 from verse 26
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    10And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

    11Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,

    12And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.

    13And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

    14And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.

    15¶ And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,

    16And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,

    17And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

    18And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.

    19And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.

    20These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.

    21¶ Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.

    22The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.

    23And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.

    24And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.

    25And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.

    26And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

From verse 27

  1. Romans 11:12Rank 1 from verse 27
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    12Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?

  2. Romans 15:12Rank 2 from verse 27
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    12And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.

  3. Ephesians 2:13–14Rank 3 from verse 27
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    13But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

    14For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

  4. Ephesians 3:6Rank 4 from verse 27
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    6That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:

  5. Hebrews 11:9–10Rank 5 from verse 27
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    9By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:

    10For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

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Genesis 9:25

COMBINED MEANING

servant

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One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

brethren

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1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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Genesis 9:26

COMBINED MEANING

blessed

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1. Favoured by God, endowed with good, or declared happy. 2. Spoke good of, praised, thanked, or bestowed a blessing upon.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

servant

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One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 9:27

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

enlarge

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Sense 1: To make greater or wider. Sense 2: To set at liberty or give room.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

tents

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Portable shelters or dwellings; by association, the dwellings or encampment of a household or people.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

servant

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One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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24And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.

25And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.

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26And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

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27God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

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28¶ And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.

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