Genesis 9:27
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
May God expand the territory of Japheth; may he dwell in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant.”

Young's Literal Translation
God doth give beauty to Japheth, And he dwelleth in tents of Shem, And Canaan is servant to him.’

King James Bible
God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

Hebrew
{May} God
אֱלֹהִים֙ (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

expand the territory
יַ֤פְתְּ (yap̄t)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6601: To open, be, roomy, to be, simple, delude

of Japheth,
לְיֶ֔פֶת (lə·ye·p̄eṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3315: Japheth -- a son of Noah

may he dwell
וְיִשְׁכֹּ֖ן (wə·yiš·kōn)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7931: To settle down, abide, dwell

in the tents
בְּאָֽהֳלֵי־ (bə·’ā·ho·lê-)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 168: A tent

of Shem,
שֵׁ֑ם (šêm)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8035: Shem -- 'name', oldest son of Noah

and may Canaan
כְנַ֖עַן (ḵə·na·‘an)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3667: Canaan -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their land West of the Jordan

be
וִיהִ֥י (wî·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

his servant.”
עֶ֥בֶד (‘e·ḇeḏ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5650: Slave, servant

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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