Genesis 9:26

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he said, Praise to the Lord, the God of Shem; let Canaan be his servant.

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  • Gen 10:10-26 : 10 And at the first, his kingdom was Babel and Erech and Accad and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. 11 From that land he went out into Assyria, building Nineveh with its wide streets and Calah, 12 And Resen between Nineveh and Calah, which is a very great town. 13 And Mizraim was the father of the Ludim and Anamim and Lehabim and Naphtuhim; 14 And Pathrusim and Casluhim and Caphtorim, from whom came the Philistines. 15 And Canaan was the father of Zidon, who was his oldest son, and Heth, 16 And the Jebusite and the Amorite and the Girgashite, 17 And the Hivite and the Arkite and the Sinite, 18 And the Arvadite and the Zemarite and the Hamathite; after that the families of the Canaanites went far and wide in all directions; 19 Their country stretching from Zidon to Gaza, in the direction of Gerar; and to Lasha, in the direction of Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim. 20 All these, with their different families, languages, lands, and nations, are the offspring of Ham. 21 And Shem, the older brother of Japheth, the father of the children of Eber, had other sons in addition. 22 These are the sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram. 23 And the sons of Aram: Uz and Hul and Gether and Mash. 24 And Arpachshad became the father of Shelah; and Shelah became the father of Eber. 25 And Eber had two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, because in his time the peoples of the earth became separate; and his brother's name was Joktan. 26 And Joktan was the father of Almodad and Sheleph and Hazarmaveth and Jerah
  • Gen 12:1-3 : 1 Now the Lord said to Abram, Go out from your country and from your family and from your father's house, into the land to which I will be your guide: 2 And I will make of you a great nation, blessing you and making your name great; and you will be a blessing: 3 To them who are good to you will I give blessing, and on him who does you wrong will I put my curse: and you will become a name of blessing to all the families of the earth.
  • Gen 27:37 : 37 And Isaac answering said, But I have made him your master, and have given him all his brothers for servants; I have made him strong with grain and wine: what then am I to do for you, my son?
  • Gen 27:40 : 40 By your sword will you get your living and you will be your brother's servant; but when your power is increased his yoke will be broken from off your neck.
  • Deut 33:26 : 26 No other is like the God of Jeshurun, coming on the heavens to your help, and letting his glory be seen in the skies.
  • Ps 144:15 : 15 Happy is the nation whose ways are so ordered: yes, happy is the nation whose God is the Lord.
  • Luke 3:23-36 : 23 And Jesus at this time was about thirty years old, being the son (as it seemed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, 24 The son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, 25 The son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, 26 The son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, 27 The son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, 28 The son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, 29 The son of Jesus, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, 30 The son of Symeon, the son of Judas, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, 31 The son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, 32 The son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, 33 The son of Amminadab, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, 34 The son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, 35 The son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, 36 The son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
  • Rom 9:5 : 5 Whose are the fathers, and of whom came Christ in the flesh, who is over all, God, to whom be blessing for ever. So be it.
  • Heb 11:16 : 16 But now their desire is for a better country, that is to say, for one in heaven; and so it is no shame to God to be named their God; for he has made ready a town for them.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 9:27
    87%

    27 May God make Japheth great, and let his living-place be in the tents of Shem, and let Canaan be his servant.

  • Gen 9:22-25
    4 verses
    86%

    22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father unclothed, and gave news of it to his two brothers outside.

    23 And Shem and Japheth took a robe, and putting it on their backs went in with their faces turned away, and put it over their father so that they might not see him unclothed.

    24 And, awaking from his wine, Noah saw what his youngest son had done to him, and he said,

    25 Cursed be Canaan; let him be a servant of servants to his brothers.

  • Gen 9:18-19
    2 verses
    77%

    18 And the sons of Noah who went out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and Ham is the father of Canaan.

    19 These three were the sons of Noah and from them all the earth was peopled.

  • Gen 27:28-29
    2 verses
    71%

    28 May God give you the dew of heaven, and the good things of the earth, and grain and wine in full measure:

    29 Let peoples be your servants, and nations go down before you: be lord over your brothers, and let your mother's sons go down before you: a curse be on everyone by whom you are cursed, and a blessing on those who give you a blessing.

  • Gen 10:20-22
    3 verses
    71%

    20 All these, with their different families, languages, lands, and nations, are the offspring of Ham.

    21 And Shem, the older brother of Japheth, the father of the children of Eber, had other sons in addition.

    22 These are the sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram.

  • Gen 6:10
    71%

    10 And Noah had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

  • 1 Chr 1:4
    70%

    4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

  • Gen 9:1
    70%

    1 And God gave his blessing to Noah and his sons, and said, Be fertile, and have increase, and make the earth full.

  • Gen 12:2-3
    2 verses
    70%

    2 And I will make of you a great nation, blessing you and making your name great; and you will be a blessing:

    3 To them who are good to you will I give blessing, and on him who does you wrong will I put my curse: and you will become a name of blessing to all the families of the earth.

  • 1 Chr 1:24
    69%

    24 Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah,

  • Gen 10:6
    69%

    6 And the sons of Ham: Cush and Mizraim and Put and Canaan.

  • Gen 10:31
    69%

    31 These, with their families and their languages and their lands and their nations, are the offspring of Shem.

  • 1 Chr 1:8
    69%

    8 The sons of Ham: Cush and Egypt, Put and Canaan.

  • Gen 14:19
    68%

    19 And blessing him, said, May the blessing of the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth, be on Abram:

  • Gen 10:1
    68%

    1 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: these are the sons which they had after the great flow of waters

  • Gen 26:3-4
    2 verses
    68%

    3 Keep in this land, and I will be with you and give you my blessing; for to you and to your seed will I give all these lands, giving effect to the oath which I made to your father Abraham;

    4 I will make your seed like the stars of heaven in number, and will give them all these lands, and your seed will be a blessing to all the nations of the earth;

  • Gen 18:18
    68%

    18 Seeing that Abraham will certainly become a great and strong nation, and his name will be used by all the nations of the earth as a blessing?

  • Heb 6:14
    67%

    14 Saying, Be certain that I will give you my blessing, and make your numbers very great.

  • 1 Chr 1:17
    67%

    17 The sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram and Uz and Hul and Gether and Meshech.

  • Rom 9:12
    67%

    12 It was said to her, The older will be the servant of the younger.

  • 2 Sam 7:29
    67%

    29 So may it be your pleasure to give your blessing to the family of your servant, so that it may go on for ever before you: (for you, O Lord God, have said it,) and may your blessing be on your servant's family line for ever!

  • Gen 5:29
    67%

    29 And he gave him the name of Noah, saying, Truly, he will give us rest from our trouble and the hard work of our hands, because of the earth which was cursed by God.

  • Gen 11:10
    67%

    10 These are the generations of Shem. Shem was a hundred years old when he became the father of Arpachshad, two years after the great flow of waters;

  • Gen 9:8
    67%

    8 And God said to Noah and to his sons,

  • Gen 28:4
    67%

    4 And may God give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your seed, so that the land of your wanderings, which God gave to Abraham, may be your heritage.

  • Ps 112:2
    67%

    2 His seed will be strong on the earth; blessings will be on the generation of the upright.

  • Gen 22:18
    67%

    18 And your seed will be a blessing to all the nations of the earth, because you have done what I gave you orders to do.

  • Gen 28:14
    66%

    14 Your seed will be like the dust of the earth, covering all the land to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south: you and your seed will be a name of blessing to all the families of the earth.