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OET (OET-LV) May_he_make_spacious god for_Japheth and_dwell in/on/at/with_tents of_Shem and_let_it_be Kinaˊan a_slave for_him.
OET (OET-RV) May God expand Yafet’s territory and may he live in Shem’s tents. May Canaan also become a slave of Yafet.”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
יַ֤פְתְּ אֱלֹהִים֙ לְיֶ֔פֶת
make_space ʼElohīm for,Japheth
In this context, Japheth refers to the territory or land where he lived. Alternate translation: “… give Japheth more land,”
וְיִשְׁכֹּ֖ן
and,dwell
Alternate translation: “and enable him and his family to live”
בְּאָֽהֳלֵי שֵׁ֑ם
in/on/at/with,tents name_of
Alternate translation: “together in harmony with Shem and his family” or “peacefully among Shem and his family”
וִיהִ֥י כְנַ֖עַן
and=let_it_be Kinaˊan
See how you translated a similar sentence in verse 26. Alternate translation: “I also ask God to make Canaan” or “Canaan will also be”
עֶ֥בֶד לָֽמוֹ
slave for_him,
Compare how you translated slave or “servant” in verses 25-27. Alternate translation: “a servant for him”
9:27 May Japheth share the prosperity of Shem: Japheth’s descendants would live among Shem’s descendants and share Shem’s prosperity (cp. Rom 11:17-18).
OET (OET-LV) May_he_make_spacious god for_Japheth and_dwell in/on/at/with_tents of_Shem and_let_it_be Kinaˊan a_slave for_him.
OET (OET-RV) May God expand Yafet’s territory and may he live in Shem’s tents. May Canaan also become a slave of Yafet.”
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.