Genesis 9:26
Modern Translations
New International Version
He also said, "Praise be to the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem.

New Living Translation
Then Noah said, “May the LORD, the God of Shem, be blessed, and may Canaan be his servant!

English Standard Version
He also said, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem; and let Canaan be his servant.

Berean Study Bible
He also declared: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the servant of Shem.

New American Standard Bible
He also said, “Blessed be the LORD, The God of Shem; And may Canaan be his servant.

NASB 1995
He also said, "Blessed be the LORD, The God of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.

NASB 1977
He also said, “Blessed be the LORD, The God of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.

Amplified Bible
He also said, “Blessed be the LORD, The God of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.

Christian Standard Bible
He also said: Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem; Let Canaan be Shem’s slave.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He also said: Praise the LORD, the God of Shem; Canaan will be his slave.

Contemporary English Version
I ask the LORD my God to bless Shem and make Canaan his slave.

Good News Translation
Give praise to the LORD, the God of Shem! Canaan will be the slave of Shem.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Praise the LORD, the God of Shem! Canaan will be his slave.

International Standard Version
He also said, "Blessed be the LORD God of Shem, and may Canaan be his slave.

NET Bible
He also said, "Worthy of praise is the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem!
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

New King James Version
And he said: “Blessed be the LORD, The God of Shem, And may Canaan be his servant.

King James 2000 Bible
And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

New Heart English Bible
He said, "Blessed be the God of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.

World English Bible
He said, "Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.

American King James Version
And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

American Standard Version
And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.

A Faithful Version
And he said, "Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

Darby Bible Translation
And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Shem, And let Canaan be his bondman.

English Revised Version
And he said, Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
He said moreouer, blessed be the Lord God of Shem, and let Canaan be his seruant.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
He sayde moreouer: blessed be the Lord God of Sem, and Chanaan shalbe his seruaunt.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
He sayde morouer: Praysed be the LORDE God of Sem, and Canaan be his seruaunt.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And he sayd: Blessed be the LORde God of Se and Canaan be his seruante.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And he says: “Blessed of my God YHWH [is] Shem, "" And Canaan is servant to him.

Young's Literal Translation
And he saith: 'Blessed of Jehovah my God is Shem, And Canaan is servant to him.

Smith's Literal Translation
And he will say, Praised Jehovah, God of Shem; Canaan shall be servant to him.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said: Blessed be the Lord God of Sem, be Chanaan his servant.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he said: “Blessed be the Lord God of Shem, let Canaan be his servant.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he said, “LORD JEHOVAH the God of Sheem is blessed and Canaan will be a Servant to them.

Lamsa Bible
Then he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and let Canaan be his servant.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And he said: Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem; And let Canaan be their servant.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Sem, and Chanaan shall be his bond-servant.
















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