Genesis 9:27

ASV⁽ⁱ⁾ ²⁷ God enlarge Japheth,
And let him dwell in the tents of Shem;
And let Canaan be his servant.

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enlarge. or, persuade. Japheth.Japheth denotes enlargement, and how wonderfully have his boundaries been enlarged; for not only Europe, but Asia Minor, part of Armenia, Iberia, the whole of the vast regions of Asia north of Taurus, and probably America, fell to the share of his posterity.
he shall dwell.These words may mean either that God or that Japheth shall dwell in the tents of Shem. In either sense the prophecy has been literally fulfilled.
dwell.
Isaiah 11:10; Hosea 2:14; Malachi 1:11; Acts 17:14; Romans 11:12; Romans 15:12
Ephesians 2:13; Ephesians 2:14; Ephesians 2:19; Ephesians 3:6; Ephesians 3:13; Hebrews 11:9; Hebrews 11:10