Read the Bible
KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE

Genesis 9:27

TEXT EDITION
Pure Cambridge Edition selected
God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
Share
Email linkOpen a new message in your email app
Read chapterReport issue
More

PASSAGE SELECTION

Build from either side

1 selected · 28 available

Add or remove verses within this chapter. The study tools update with the selected passage.

SCRIPTURE WITH SCRIPTURE

Cross References

All 11 ranked passages are available for comparison.

From verse 27

  1. Romans 11:12Rank 1 from verse 27
    Open

    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
    Open

    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
    Open

    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
    Open

    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
    Open

    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.

  6. Ephesians 2:19Rank 6 from verse 27
    Open

    19Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

  7. Ephesians 3:13Rank 7 from verse 27
    Open

    13Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.

  8. Hosea 2:14Rank 8 from verse 27
    Open

    14¶ Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.

  9. Isaiah 11:10Rank 9 from verse 27
    Open

    10¶ And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.

  10. Malachi 1:11Rank 10 from verse 27
    Open

    11For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.

  11. Acts 17:14Rank 11 from verse 27
    Open

    14And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

Definitions

Open a word for its full definition and concordance.

DEFINED WORDS

Genesis 9:27

COMBINED MEANING

shall

↗

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

↗

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

↗

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

↗

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

↗

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

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

READ THE PASSAGE

View in context

Suggested context · Genesis 9:26–27

The selected passage is highlighted. Context is a study aid.

9:26And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

9:27God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

Selected passage

LOCAL PASTOR DIRECTORY

Ask a Pastor Near You

Enter a U.S. ZIP code to find nearby pastors committed to holding fast the faithful word.

Your ZIP is processed in this browser from local data. It is not sent to a ZIP lookup service or to a church. ZIP coordinates from GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.