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Jacob resided as a foreigner in the land of Ham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/105.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Israel arrived in Egypt; Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/105.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/105.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/105.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/105.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Israel also came into Egypt, And Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/105.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Israel also came into Egypt; So Jacob lived in the land of Ham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/105.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Israel also came into Egypt; Thus Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/105.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Israel also came into Egypt; Thus Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/105.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Israel came to Egypt; And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/105.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Israel also came into Egypt; Thus Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/105.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Israel went to Egypt; Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/105.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Israel went to Egypt; Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/105.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Israel also came into Egypt; And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/105.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jacob and his family came and settled in Egypt as foreigners. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/105.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/105.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then Israel came to Egypt. Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/105.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then Jacob went to Egypt and settled in that country. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/105.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Israel came to Egypt; indeed, Jacob lived in the land of Ham. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/105.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/105.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Israel moved to Egypt; Jacob lived for a time in the land of Ham. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/105.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Israel also came into Egypt. Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/105.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/105.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Israel also came into Egypt. Jacob lived in the land of Ham. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/105.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Israel comes into Egypt, "" And Jacob has sojourned in the land of Ham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/105.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Israel cometh in to Egypt, And Jacob hath sojourned in the land of Ham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/105.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Israel will come into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/105.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Israel went into Egypt: and Jacob was a sojourner in the land of Cham. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/105.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 104:23>And Israel entered into Egypt, and Jacob became a sojourner in the land of Ham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/105.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/105.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/105.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/105.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Israel entered Egypt and Jacob dwelt in the habitation of Ham.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/105.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Israel also came into Egypt; And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/105.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Israel also came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Cham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/105-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=13172" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/105.htm">Tell of His Wonders</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Then Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">entered</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·rā·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">Egypt;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: wə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrew/1481.htm" title="1481: gār (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to turn aside from the road, i.e. Sojourn; also to shrink, fear; also to gather for hostility.">dwelt</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ- (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/2526.htm" title="2526: ḥām (N-proper-ms) -- The same as cham; hot; Cham, a son of Noah; also his descendants or their country.">of Ham.</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-6.htm">Genesis 46:6-7</a></span><br />They also took the livestock and possessions they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt. / Jacob took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons, and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/1-1.htm">Exodus 1:1-5</a></span><br />These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family: / Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; / Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/47-27.htm">Genesis 47:27</a></span><br />Now the Israelites settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and became fruitful and increased greatly in number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-40.htm">Exodus 12:40</a></span><br />Now the duration of the Israelites’ stay in Egypt was 430 years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-15.htm">Acts 7:15-16</a></span><br />So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died. / Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Genesis 15:13</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/1-7.htm">Exodus 1:7</a></span><br />but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-22.htm">Deuteronomy 10:22</a></span><br />Your fathers went down to Egypt, seventy in all, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-1.htm">Genesis 46:1-4</a></span><br />So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. / And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob. / “I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/1-8.htm">Exodus 1:8-10</a></span><br />Then a new king, who did not know Joseph, came to power in Egypt. / “Look,” he said to his people, “the Israelites have become too numerous and too powerful for us. / Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/50-22.htm">Genesis 50:22-26</a></span><br />Now Joseph and his father’s household remained in Egypt, and Joseph lived to the age of 110. / He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation, and indeed the sons of Machir son of Manasseh were brought up on Joseph’s knees. / Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-11.htm">Acts 7:11-14</a></span><br />Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food. / When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit. / On their second visit, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/45-9.htm">Genesis 45:9-11</a></span><br />Now return quickly to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay. / You shall settle in the land of Goshen and be near me—you and your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own. / And there I will provide for you, because there will be five more years of famine. Otherwise, you and your household and everything you own will come to destitution.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/1-11.htm">Exodus 1:11-14</a></span><br />So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh. / But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites. / They worked the Israelites ruthlessly ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-22.htm">Hebrews 11:22</a></span><br />By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.</p><p class="hdg">Israel</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/45-9.htm">Genesis 45:9-11</a></b></br> Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/46-2.htm">Genesis 46:2-7</a></b></br> And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here <i>am</i> I… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/24-4.htm">Joshua 24:4</a></b></br> And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.</p><p class="hdg">Jacob</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/47-6.htm">Genesis 47:6-9,28</a></b></br> The land of Egypt <i>is</i> before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest <i>any</i> men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle… </p><p class="hdg">the land</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-27.htm">Psalm 104:27</a></b></br> These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give <i>them</i> their meat in due season.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-51.htm">Psalm 78:51</a></b></br> And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of <i>their</i> strength in the tabernacles of Ham:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-22.htm">Psalm 106:22</a></b></br> Wondrous works in the land of Ham, <i>and</i> terrible things by the Red sea.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/94-6.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/psalms/81-10.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/psalms/105-18.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/psalms/78-51.htm">Ham</a> <a href="/psalms/105-10.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/psalms/105-10.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/job/18-19.htm">Sojourned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/146-9.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/psalms/105-38.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/psalms/109-18.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/psalms/105-27.htm">Ham</a> <a href="/psalms/105-37.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/psalms/114-1.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-6.htm">Sojourned</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 105</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/105-1.htm">An exhortation to praise God, and to seek out his works</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/105-7.htm">The story of God's providence over Abraham</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/105-16.htm">Over Joseph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/105-23.htm">Over Jacob in Egypt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/105-26.htm">Over Moses delivering the Israelites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/105-37.htm">Over the Israelites brought out of Egypt, fed in the desert, and planted in Canaan.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/psalms/105.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>Then Israel entered Egypt</b><br />This phrase marks a significant moment in the history of the Israelites, as it refers to the migration of Jacob and his family into Egypt. The Hebrew root for "Israel" is יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisra'el), meaning "God prevails" or "He who struggles with God." This name was given to Jacob after wrestling with the angel, symbolizing the enduring relationship and covenant between God and His chosen people. The entry into Egypt was initially a move for survival during a famine, as recorded in <a href="/genesis/46.htm">Genesis 46</a>. This migration set the stage for the eventual enslavement of the Israelites, which would lead to their deliverance and the Exodus, a foundational event in Jewish and Christian theology.<p><b>Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham</b><br />The phrase "Jacob dwelt" indicates a period of settlement and implies a temporary sojourn rather than a permanent residence. The Hebrew word for "dwelt" is יָשַׁב (yashab), which can mean to sit, remain, or inhabit. This suggests that while Jacob's family lived in Egypt, it was not their ultimate home, reflecting the transient nature of their stay and foreshadowing their eventual return to the Promised Land. "The land of Ham" refers to Egypt, as Ham is traditionally considered one of the sons of Noah, whose descendants are believed to have settled in Africa. This connection highlights the broader narrative of the nations and God's sovereignty over all lands and peoples. The mention of Ham also serves as a reminder of the interconnectedness of the biblical narrative, where the actions and destinies of different peoples are woven into God's redemptive plan.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/105.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob.</span> (For the conjunction of both names of the patriarch, see ver. 10. For the journey of the Patriarch from Canaan into Egypt, see <a href="/genesis/46-1.htm">Genesis 46:1-7</a>.) <span class="cmt_word">Sojourned in the land of Ham;</span> or, <span class="accented">was</span> <span class="accented">a sojourner.</span> As a "stranger" and a "sojourner," Jacob charged his sons not to bury him in Egypt, but in the land of Canaan, with his fathers (<a href="/genesis/49-29.htm">Genesis 49:29</a>; <a href="/genesis/50-5.htm">Genesis 50:5</a>). (For the use of the periphrasis, "land of Ham," instead of Egypt, see below, ver. 27; and comb. <a href="/psalms/106-22.htm">Psalm 106:22</a>.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/105-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">went</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Egypt;</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְרָ֑יִם</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·rā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jacob</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝יַעֲקֹ֗ב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sojourned</span><br /><span class="heb">גָּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(gār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1481.htm">Strong's 1481: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn aside from the road, sojourn, to shrink, fear, to gather for, hostility</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the land</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֶֽרֶץ־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’e·reṣ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Ham.</span><br /><span class="heb">חָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2526.htm">Strong's 2526: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ham -- a son of Noah, also his descendants, also a name for Egyptians</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/105-23.htm">Psalm 105:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/105-23.htm">Psalm 105:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/105-23.htm">Psalm 105:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/105-23.htm">Psalm 105:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/105-23.htm">Psalm 105:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/105-23.htm">Psalm 105:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/105-23.htm">Psalm 105:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/105-23.htm">Psalm 105:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/105-23.htm">Psalm 105:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/105-23.htm">Psalm 105:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/105-23.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 105:23 Israel also came into Egypt (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/105-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 105:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 105:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/105-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 105:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 105:24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>