Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful and quiet. Some Hamites had lived there formerly. New Living Translation They found lush pastures there, and the land was spacious, quiet, and peaceful. Some of Ham’s descendants had been living in that region. English Standard Version where they found rich, good pasture, and the land was very broad, quiet, and peaceful, for the former inhabitants there belonged to Ham. Berean Standard Bible There they found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful, and quiet; for some Hamites had lived there formerly. King James Bible And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old. New King James Version And they found rich, good pasture, and the land was broad, quiet, and peaceful; for some Hamites formerly lived there. New American Standard Bible They found pasture that was rich and good, and the land was spread out on both sides, and peaceful and undisturbed; for those who lived there previously were Hamites. NASB 1995 They found rich and good pasture, and the land was broad and quiet and peaceful; for those who lived there formerly were Hamites. NASB 1977 And they found rich and good pasture, and the land was broad and quiet and peaceful; for those who lived there formerly were Hamites. Legacy Standard Bible They found rich and good pasture, and the land was broad and quiet and peaceful; for those who lived there formerly were Hamites. Amplified Bible They found rich, good pasture, and the [cleared] land was wide, quiet, and peaceful; for those who had lived there previously came from Ham [and had left it a better place for those who came after them]. Christian Standard Bible They found rich, good pasture, and the land was broad, peaceful, and quiet, for some Hamites had lived there previously. Holman Christian Standard Bible They found rich, good pasture, and the land was broad, peaceful, and quiet, for some Hamites had lived there previously. American Standard Version And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they that dwelt there aforetime were of Ham. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they found pasture that was good and lush, and land great and good, and tranquility and peace was there because of those dwelling in it from the first. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they found abundant and good pastures, and the land before them was wide, and there was peace and quietness; for there were some of the children of Cham who dwelt there before. Contemporary English Version and they found a lot of good pastureland that was quiet and undisturbed. This had once belonged to the Hamites, Douay-Rheims Bible And they found fat pastures, and very good, and a country spacious, and quiet, and fruitful, in which some of the race of Cham had dwelt before. English Revised Version And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they that dwelt there aforetime were of Ham. GOD'S WORD® Translation They found pasture that was rich and good. The land was vast, peaceful, and quiet because the Hamites used to live there. Good News Translation They found plenty of fertile pasture lands there in a stretch of open country that was quiet and peaceful. The people who had lived there before were Hamites. International Standard Version They discovered abundant and excellent grazing lands there, where the land was very broad, secure, and tranquil, because the former inhabitants there were descendants of Ham. JPS Tanakh 1917 And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they that dwelt there aforetime were of Ham. Literal Standard Version and they find pasture, fat and good, and the land broad of sides, and quiet, and safe, for those dwelling there before are of Ham. Majority Standard Bible There they found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful, and quiet; for some Hamites had lived there formerly. New American Bible They found abundant and good pastures, and the land was spacious, quiet, and peaceful—for the Hamites dwelt there formerly. NET Bible They found fertile and rich pasture; the land was very broad, undisturbed and peaceful. Indeed some Hamites had been living there prior to that. New Revised Standard Version where they found rich, good pasture, and the land was very broad, quiet, and peaceful; for the former inhabitants there belonged to Ham. New Heart English Bible They found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for those who lived there before were of Ham. Webster's Bible Translation And they found rich pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old. World English Bible They found rich, good pasture, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceful, for those who lived there before were descended from Ham. Young's Literal Translation and they find pasture, fat and good, and the land broad of sides, and quiet, and safe, for of Ham are those dwelling there before. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context More Descendants of Judah…39and they journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, in search of pasture for their flocks. 40There they found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful, and quiet; for some Hamites had lived there formerly. 41These who were noted by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the Hamites and Meunites there in their dwellings, devoting them to destruction even to this day. Then they settled in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks.… Cross References Judges 18:7 So the five men departed and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living securely, like the Sidonians, tranquil and unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no oppressive ruler. And they were far away from the Sidonians and had no alliance with anyone. 1 Chronicles 4:39 and they journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, in search of pasture for their flocks. Treasury of Scripture And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelled there of old. the land. Judges 18:7-10 Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man… Ham. Genesis 9:22-29 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without… Genesis 10:6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. Psalm 78:51 And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham: Jump to Previous Aforetime Belonged Broad Country Dwelling Dwelt Extended Fat Fertile Find Former Formerly Found Good Grass-Land Ham Hamites Inhabitants Offspring Pasture Peaceable Peaceful Peace-Loving Quiet Rich Safe Sides Spacious Wide WidelyJump to Next Aforetime Belonged Broad Country Dwelling Dwelt Extended Fat Fertile Find Former Formerly Found Good Grass-Land Ham Hamites Inhabitants Offspring Pasture Peaceable Peaceful Peace-Loving Quiet Rich Safe Sides Spacious Wide Widely1 Chronicles 4 1. The posterity of Judah by Caleb, the son of Hur.5. Of Ashur, the posthumous son Hezron. 9. Of Jabez, and his prayer. 11. The other families of the same stock. 21. The sons of Shelah. 24. The posterity and cities of Simeon. 39. Their conquest of Gedor, and of the Amalekites in mount Seir. (40) And they found fat pasture and good.--If Gerar was the right reading in 1Chronicles 4:39, we might compare Genesis 26:17 seq. And the land was wide.--Genesis 34:21. Literally, broad of both hands--i.e., on both sides. An open plain is meant. And quiet and peaceable.--Like Laish, which the Danites took by surprise (Judges 18:7; Judges 18:28). . . . Hebrew There they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ (way·yim·ṣə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present rich, שָׁמֵ֣ן (šā·mên) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 8082: Greasy, gross, rich good וָט֔וֹב (wā·ṭō·wḇ) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good pasture, מִרְעֶה֙ (mir·‘eh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4829: Pasture, the haunt of wild animals and the land וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (wə·hā·’ā·reṣ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land was spacious, רַחֲבַ֣ת (ra·ḥă·ḇaṯ) Adjective - feminine singular construct Strong's 7342: Wide, broad peaceful, וְשֹׁקֶ֖טֶת (wə·šō·qe·ṭeṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct Strong's 8252: To be quiet or undisturbed and quiet, וּשְׁלֵוָ֑ה (ū·šə·lê·wāh) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7961: Tranquil, careless, security for כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction some מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of Hamites חָ֔ם (ḥām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2526: Ham -- a son of Noah, also his descendants, also a name for Egyptians had lived הַיֹּשְׁבִ֥ים (hay·yō·šə·ḇîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry there שָׁ֖ם (šām) Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither formerly. לְפָנִֽים׃ (lə·p̄ā·nîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6440: The face Links 1 Chronicles 4:40 NIV1 Chronicles 4:40 NLT 1 Chronicles 4:40 ESV 1 Chronicles 4:40 NASB 1 Chronicles 4:40 KJV 1 Chronicles 4:40 BibleApps.com 1 Chronicles 4:40 Biblia Paralela 1 Chronicles 4:40 Chinese Bible 1 Chronicles 4:40 French Bible 1 Chronicles 4:40 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Chronicles 4:40 They found fat pasture and good (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr) |