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# General Information:
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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If you can, format these verses as they are formatted here to show your readers that this is poetry.
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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# May Yahweh, the God of Shem, be blessed
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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"Praised be Yahweh, the God of Shem," or "Yahweh, the God of Shem, is worthy of praise" or "I praise Yahweh, the God of Shem"
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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# May Canaan be his servant
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"And let Canaan be Shem's servant." This includes Canaan's and Shem's descendants.
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# May God extend the territory of Japheth
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Possible meanings are 1) "May God make Japheth's territory larger" or 2) "May God cause Japheth to have many descendants."
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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# let him make his home in the tents of Shem
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"let him leave peacefully with Shem." This includes Japheth's and Shem's descendants.
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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# May Canaan be his servant
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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"Let Canaan be Japheth's servant." This includes Canaan's and Japheth's descendants.
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