Lexicon :: Strong's H7931 - šāḵan

“May God enlarge [the land of] Japheth,

And [fn]let [fn]him dwell in the tents of Shem;

And let Canaan be his servant.”

Then a survivor who had escaped [from the invading forces on the other side of the Jordan] came and told Abram the [fn]Hebrew. Now he was living by the terebinths (oaks) of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner—they were allies of Abram.

“He (Ishmael) will be a wild donkey of a man;

His hand will be against every man [continually fighting]

And every man’s hand against him;

And he will dwell in defiance of all his brothers.”

While Israel was living in that land, Reuben [his eldest son] went and lay with Bilhah his father’s [fn]concubine, and Israel heard about it.

Now Jacob had twelve sons—

“Zebulun shall dwell at the seashore;

And he shall be a haven (landing place) for ships,

And his flank shall be toward Sidon.

“For from the top of the rocks I see Israel,

And from the hills I look at him.

Behold, the people [of Israel] shall dwell alone

And will not be reckoned among the nations.

Of Benjamin he said,

“May the beloved of the LORD [fn]dwell in safety by Him;

He shields and covers him all the day long,

And he dwells between His shoulders.”

With the precious things of the earth and its fullness,

And the favor and goodwill of Him who dwelt in the bush.

Let these blessings come upon the head of Joseph,

And upon the crown of the head of him who was distinguished [as a prince] among his brothers.

Of Gad he said,

“Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad;

He lurks like a lioness,

And tears the arm and the crown of the head.

“So Israel dwells in safety and security,

The fountain of Jacob alone and secluded,

In a land of grain and new wine;

His heavens also drop down dew.

Then the whole congregation of the Israelites assembled at Shiloh [in the tribal territory of Ephraim], and set up the Tent of Meeting there; and the land was subdued before them.

“Gilead remained beyond the Jordan;

And why did Dan live as an alien on ships?

Asher sat [still] on the seacoast,

And remained by its landings.

[These did not come to battle for God’s people.]

Then Solomon said,

“The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick darkness [of the cloud].

Then Solomon said,

“The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.

“Let darkness and gloom claim it for their own;

Let a cloud settle upon it;

Let all that blackens the day terrify it (the day that I was born).

‘How much more [will He blame and charge] those who dwell in houses (bodies) of clay,

Whose foundations are in the dust,

Who are crushed like a moth.

If sin is in your hand, put it far away [from you],

And do not let wrongdoing dwell in your tents;

And he has lived in desolate [God-forsaken] cities,

In houses which no one should inhabit,

Which were destined to become heaps [of ruins];

“Nothing of his dwells in his tent;

Brimstone (burning sulfur) is scattered over his dwelling [to purify it].

“The spirits of the dead tremble

Underneath the waters and their inhabitants.