1 Chronicles 4:40
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ
(vai·yim·tze·'u)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
richשָׁמֵ֣ן
(sha·men)
8082a: fat, robustfrom shamen
and goodוָטֹ֔וב
(va·to·vv,)
2896a: pleasant, agreeable, goodfrom tob
pasture,מִרְעֶה֙
(mir·'eh)
4829: a pasturage, pasturefrom raah
and the landוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙
(ve·ha·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
was broadרַחֲבַ֣ת
(ra·cha·vat)
7342: wide, broadfrom rachab
and quietוְשֹׁקֶ֖טֶת
(ve·sho·ke·tet)
8252: to be quiet or undisturbeda prim. root
and peaceful;וּשְׁלֵוָ֑ה
(u·she·le·vah;)
7961: quiet, at easefrom shalah
for those who livedהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥ים
(hai·yo·she·vim)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
thereשָׁ֖ם
(sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
formerlyלְפָנִֽים׃
(le·fa·nim.)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
[were] Hamites.מִן־
(min-)
4480: froma prim. preposition


















KJV Lexicon
And they found
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
fat
shamen  (shaw-mane')
greasy, i.e. gross; figuratively, rich -- fat, lusty, plenteous.
pasture
mir`eh  (meer-eh')
pasture (the place or the act); also the haunt of wild animals -- feeding place, pasture.
and good
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
and the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
was wide
rachab  (raw-khawb')
roomy, in any (or every) direction, literally or figuratively -- broad, large, at liberty, proud, wide.
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
and quiet
shaqat  (shaw-kat')
to repose (usually figurative) -- appease, idleness, (at, be at, be in, give) quiet(-ness), (be at, be in, give, have, take) rest, settle, be still.
and peaceable
shalev  (shaw-lave')
tranquil; (in a bad sense) careless; abstractly, security -- (being) at ease, peaceable, (in) prosper(-ity), quiet(-ness), wealthy.
for they of Ham
Cham  (khawm)
hot (from the tropical habitat); Cham, a son of Noah; also (as a patronymic) his descendants or their country -- Ham.
had dwelt
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
there of old
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
Parallel Verses
New American 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.

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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They found rich, good pasture, and the land was broad, peaceful, and quiet, for some Hamites had lived there previously.

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.

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.

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.

King James 2000 Bible
And they found rich and good pasture, and the land was broad, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there formerly.
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