Tag Archives: Genesis 9:27

May God Enlarge Japheth: Syntax, Blessing, and Subordination in Genesis 9:27

יַ֤פְתְּ אֱלֹהִים֙ לְיֶ֔פֶת וְיִשְׁכֹּ֖ן בְּאָֽהֳלֵי־שֵׁ֑ם וִיהִ֥י כְנַ֖עַן עֶ֥בֶד לָֽמֹו׃ (Genesis 9:27) May God enlarge Yefet, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem, and let Kenaʿan be a servant to them.. The Syntax of Prophetic Pronouncement Genesis 9:27 forms the final line of Noaḥ’s three-fold pronouncement concerning his sons. This verse is deceptively simple but loaded with theological significance, historical implications, and rich syntactic layering. The verse contains three coordinated clauses, each with distinct grammatical structures but held together by poetic parallelism and thematic unity.… Learn Hebrew
Posted in Syntax | Tagged | Comments Off on May God Enlarge Japheth: Syntax, Blessing, and Subordination in Genesis 9:27