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Some Hamites had lived there formerly. <a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/4.htm">New Living Translation</a> They found lush pastures there, and the land was spacious, quiet, and peaceful. Some of Ham’s descendants had been living in that region. <a href="/esv/1_chronicles/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> where they found rich, good pasture, and the land was very broad, quiet, and peaceful, for the former inhabitants there belonged to Ham. <a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> There they found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful, and quiet; for some Hamites had lived there formerly. <a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/4.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/4.htm">New King James Version</a> And they found rich, good pasture, and the land was broad, quiet, and peaceful; for some Hamites formerly lived there. <a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> They found rich and good pasture, and the land was broad and quiet and peaceful; for those who lived there formerly were Hamites. <a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And they found rich and good pasture, and the land was broad and quiet and peaceful; for those who lived there formerly were Hamites. <a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> They found rich and good pasture, and the land was broad and quiet and peaceful; for those who lived there formerly were Hamites. <a href="/amp/1_chronicles/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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]. <a href="/csb/1_chronicles/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> They found rich, good pasture, and the land was broad, peaceful, and quiet, for some Hamites had lived there previously. <a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> They found rich, good pasture, and the land was broad, peaceful, and quiet, for some Hamites had lived there previously. <a href="/asv/1_chronicles/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/1_chronicles/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and they found a lot of good pastureland that was quiet and undisturbed. This had once belonged to the Hamites, <a href="/erv/1_chronicles/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They found pasture that was rich and good. The land was vast, peaceful, and quiet because the Hamites used to live there. <a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> 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. <a href="/isv/1_chronicles/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/msb/1_chronicles/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> There they found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful, and quiet; for some Hamites had lived there formerly. <a href="/net/1_chronicles/4.htm">NET Bible</a> They found fertile and rich pasture; the land was very broad, undisturbed and peaceful. Indeed some Hamites had been living there prior to that. <a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for those who lived there before were of Ham. <a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/1_chronicles/4.htm">World English Bible</a> They found rich, good pasture, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceful, for those who lived there before were descended from Ham. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/1_chronicles/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And they will find fat pasture and good, and the land wide of hands and resting and quiet; for from Ham dwelling there before.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 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. <a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And they found fat and very good pastures, and a very wide and quiet and fruitful land, in which some from the stock of Ham had lived before. <a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/4.htm">New American Bible</a> They found abundant and good pastures, and the land was spacious, quiet, and peaceful—for the Hamites dwelt there formerly. <a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> where they found rich, good pasture, and the land was very broad, quiet, and peaceful; for the former inhabitants there belonged to Ham.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and destroyed their tents utterly <a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/1_chronicles/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> 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. <a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/4-40.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=1285" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/4.htm">More Descendants of Judah</a> …39and they journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, in search of pasture for their flocks. 40<a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: way·yim·ṣə·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To attain to, find. ">There they found</a> <a href="/hebrew/8082.htm" title="8082: šā·mên (Adj-ms) -- Greasy, gross, rich. From shaman; greasy, i.e. Gross; figuratively, rich.">rich,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: wā·ṭō·wḇ (Conj-w:: Adj-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">good</a> <a href="/hebrew/4829.htm" title="4829: mir·‘eh (N-ms) -- A pasturage, pasture. From ra'ah in the sense of feeding; pasture; also the haunt of wild animals.">pasture,</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: wə·hā·’ā·reṣ (Conj-w, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">and the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/7342.htm" title="7342: ra·ḥă·ḇaṯ (Adj-fsc) -- Wide, broad. From rachab; roomy, in any direction, literally or figuratively.">was spacious,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏa·yim (N-fd) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)"></a> <a href="/hebrew/8252.htm" title="8252: wə·šō·qe·ṭeṯ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-fsc) -- To be quiet or undisturbed. A primitive root; to repose.">peaceful,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7961.htm" title="7961: ū·šə·lê·wāh (Conj-w:: Adj-fs) -- Quiet, at ease. Or shaleyv; feminine shlevah; from shalah; tranquil; careless; abstractly, security.">and quiet;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">some</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.">Hamites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: hay·yō·šə·ḇîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">had lived</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lə·p̄ā·nîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">formerly.</a> 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/numbers/13-27.htm">Numbers 13:27</a> And they gave this account to Moses: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and indeed, it is flowing with milk and honey. Here is some of its fruit! <a href="/deuteronomy/8-7.htm">Deuteronomy 8:7-9</a> For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks and fountains and springs that flow through the valleys and hills; / a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey; / a land where you will eat food without scarcity, where you will lack nothing; a land whose rocks are iron and whose hills are ready to be mined for copper. <a href="/joshua/22-8.htm">Joshua 22:8</a> saying, “Return to your homes with your great wealth, with immense herds of livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, iron, and very many clothes. Divide with your brothers the spoil of your enemies.” <a href="/genesis/13-10.htm">Genesis 13:10</a> And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) <a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a> I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. <a href="/judges/18-9.htm">Judges 18:9-10</a> They answered, “Come on, let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and it is very good. Why would you fail to act? Do not hesitate to go there and take possession of the land! / When you enter, you will come to an unsuspecting people and a spacious land, for God has delivered it into your hand. It is a place where nothing on earth is lacking.” <a href="/isaiah/7-22.htm">Isaiah 7:22</a> and from the abundance of milk they give, he will eat curds; for all who remain in the land will eat curds and honey. <a href="/ezekiel/20-6.htm">Ezekiel 20:6</a> On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands. <a href="/jeremiah/32-22.htm">Jeremiah 32:22</a> You gave them this land that You had sworn to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/nehemiah/9-25.htm">Nehemiah 9:25</a> They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness. <a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a> Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” <a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a> The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness. <a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-10</a> There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God. / For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His. <a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a> ‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.” <a href="/luke/12-32.htm">Luke 12:32</a> Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.<a href="/judges/18-7.htm">Judges 18:7-10</a> 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.<a href="/genesis/9-22.htm">Genesis 9:22-29</a> And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without… <a href="/genesis/10-6.htm">Genesis 10:6</a> And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.<a href="/psalms/78-51.htm">Psalm 78:51</a> And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/3-17.htm">Aforetime</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-23.htm">Belonged</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-6.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-46.htm">Country</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-29.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-28.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-21.htm">Extended</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-64.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/judges/18-9.htm">Fertile</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-14.htm">Find</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-40.htm">Former</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-5.htm">Formerly</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-19.htm">Found</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-28.htm">Good</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-39.htm">Grass-Land</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-8.htm">Ham</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-41.htm">Hamites</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-23.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-55.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-39.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-19.htm">Peaceable</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-12.htm">Peaceful</a> <a href="/james/3-17.htm">Peace-Loving</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-36.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-4.htm">Rich</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-6.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-10.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-20.htm">Spacious</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-27.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/acts/19-20.htm">Widely</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nehemiah/13-5.htm">Aforetime</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-2.htm">Belonged</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-13.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-56.htm">Country</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-32.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-41.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-16.htm">Extended</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-7.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-10.htm">Fertile</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-3.htm">Find</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-15.htm">Former</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-20.htm">Formerly</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-41.htm">Found</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-9.htm">Good</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-16.htm">Grass-Land</a> <a href="/psalms/78-51.htm">Ham</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-41.htm">Hamites</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-6.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-13.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-41.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-18.htm">Peaceable</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-18.htm">Peaceful</a> <a href="/james/3-17.htm">Peace-Loving</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-9.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-35.htm">Rich</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-57.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-24.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-4.htm">Spacious</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-6.htm">Wide</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-19.htm">Widely</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 4</div>1. <a href="/1_chronicles/4-1.htm">The posterity of Judah by Caleb, the son of Hur.</a> 5. <a href="/1_chronicles/4-5.htm">Of Ashur, the posthumous son Hezron.</a> 9. <a href="/1_chronicles/4-9.htm">Of Jabez, and his prayer.</a> 11. <a href="/1_chronicles/4-11.htm">The other families of the same stock.</a> 21. <a href="/1_chronicles/4-21.htm">The sons of Shelah.</a> 24. <a href="/1_chronicles/4-24.htm">The posterity and cities of Simeon.</a> 39. <a href="/1_chronicles/4-39.htm">Their conquest of Gedor, and of the Amalekites in mount Seir.</a> </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'; 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The mention of "rich, good pasture" suggests a land suitable for livestock, which was a primary source of wealth and sustenance in ancient Israelite society. This echoes the promise of a land flowing with milk and honey, as described in <a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>, highlighting God's provision for His people. The imagery of pasture also connects to <a href="/psalms/23-2.htm">Psalm 23:2</a>, where God is depicted as a shepherd leading His flock to green pastures, symbolizing His care and guidance.and the land was spacious, peaceful, and quiet The description of the land as "spacious, peaceful, and quiet" emphasizes its suitability for settlement and prosperity. In biblical terms, spaciousness often signifies freedom and blessing, as seen in <a href="/genesis/26-22.htm">Genesis 26:22</a>, where Isaac finds room to flourish. Peace and quietness are indicative of God's favor and the absence of conflict, aligning with the prophetic vision of peace in <a href="/isaiah/32-18.htm">Isaiah 32:18</a>. This setting contrasts with the frequent turmoil and warfare experienced by the Israelites, underscoring a temporary fulfillment of the peace promised in the Messianic kingdom.for some Hamites had lived there formerly The reference to "Hamites" connects to the descendants of Ham, one of Noah's sons, as outlined in <a href="/genesis/10.htm">Genesis 10</a>. This historical note suggests a previous occupation by a non-Israelite group, which may have left the land fertile and developed. The displacement of these inhabitants can be seen as part of the broader narrative of the Israelites taking possession of the Promised Land, as God had commanded. This also reflects the theme of God using various peoples and circumstances to fulfill His purposes, as seen throughout the Old Testament.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_simeonites.htm">The Simeonites</a> A tribe of Israel, descendants of Simeon, who were seeking new territory for their growing population. 2. <a href="/topical/r/rich,_good_pasture.htm">Rich, Good Pasture</a> The land discovered by the Simeonites, described as fertile and abundant, suitable for their needs. 3. <a href="/topical/s/spacious,_peaceful,_and_quiet_land.htm">Spacious, Peaceful, and Quiet Land</a> The characteristics of the land that made it desirable for settlement. 4. <a href="/topical/h/hamites.htm">Hamites</a> The previous inhabitants of the land, descendants of Ham, one of Noah's sons. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_negev.htm">The Negev</a> The broader region where this land was located, known for its arid conditions, making the discovery of fertile land significant.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a> Just as God provided the Simeonites with rich and good pasture, He provides for our needs today. Trust in His provision even when circumstances seem barren. <a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_guidance.htm">Seeking God's Guidance</a> The Simeonites' journey to find new land can remind us to seek God's guidance in our own life decisions. He knows where the "good pastures" are for us. <a href="/topical/p/peace_and_contentment.htm">Peace and Contentment</a> The description of the land as peaceful and quiet encourages us to seek peace and contentment in our lives, trusting that God can lead us to places of rest. <a href="/topical/h/historical_context_and_faith.htm">Historical Context and Faith</a> Understanding the historical context of the Bible enriches our faith and helps us see God's hand throughout history, guiding His people. <a href="/topical/l/legacy_and_heritage.htm">Legacy and Heritage</a> The mention of the Hamites reminds us of the importance of understanding our spiritual heritage and the legacy we leave for future generations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 4</a> <a href="/q/why_40,000_stalls_in_1_kings,_4,000_in_2_chron.htm">Why does 1 Kings 4:26 mention 40,000 stalls for Solomon's horses, while 2 Chronicles 9:25 records only 4,000?</a> <a href="/q/why_doubt_1_chronicles_4_41's_event.htm">In 1 Chronicles 4:41, why is there no clear historical record of the destruction of these inhabitants, raising doubts about the event's authenticity?</a> <a href="/q/ezekiel_4_6__judah's_40_days_vs._kings.htm">Ezekiel 4:6: How do the 40 days for Judah align with or contradict other biblical timelines found in Kings and Chronicles?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_4_1-8_with_ot_lineages.htm">How do we reconcile the genealogies in 1 Chronicles 4:1-8 with other Old Testament passages that record different names and lineages?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(40) And they found fat pasture and good.--If Gerar was the right reading in <a href="/1_chronicles/4-39.htm" title="And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.">1Chronicles 4:39</a>, we might compare <a href="/genesis/26-17.htm" title="And Isaac departed there, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelled there.">Genesis 26:17</a> seq.And the land was wide.--<a href="/genesis/34-21.htm" title="These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.">Genesis 34:21</a>. 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 (<a href="/judges/18-7.htm" title="Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelled 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.">Judges 18:7</a>; <a href="/judges/18-28.htm" title="And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lies by Bethrehob. And they built a city, and dwelled therein.">Judges 18:28</a>). . . . <a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/4-40.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>There they found וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ (way·yim·ṣə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present rich, שָׁמֵ֣ן (šā·mên) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8082.htm">Strong's 8082: </a> Greasy, gross, rich good וָט֔וֹב (wā·ṭō·wḇ) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> Pleasant, agreeable, good pasture, מִרְעֶה֙ (mir·‘eh) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4829.htm">Strong's 4829: </a> Pasture, the haunt of wild animals and the land וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (wə·hā·’ā·reṣ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land was spacious, רַחֲבַ֣ת (ra·ḥă·ḇaṯ) Adjective - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7342.htm">Strong's 7342: </a> Wide, broad peaceful, וְשֹׁקֶ֖טֶת (wə·šō·qe·ṭeṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8252.htm">Strong's 8252: </a> To be quiet or undisturbed and quiet, וּשְׁלֵוָ֑ה (ū·šə·lê·wāh) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7961.htm">Strong's 7961: </a> Tranquil, careless, security for כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction some מִן־ (min-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of Hamites חָ֔ם (ḥām) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2526.htm">Strong's 2526: </a> 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 <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry there שָׁ֖ם (šām) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither formerly. לְפָנִֽים׃ (lə·p̄ā·nîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/4-40.htm">1 Chronicles 4:40 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/4-40.htm">1 Chronicles 4:40 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_chronicles/4-40.htm">1 Chronicles 4:40 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/4-40.htm">1 Chronicles 4:40 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/4-40.htm">1 Chronicles 4:40 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/4-40.htm">1 Chronicles 4:40 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/4-40.htm">1 Chronicles 4:40 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/4-40.htm">1 Chronicles 4:40 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/4-40.htm">1 Chronicles 4:40 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/4-40.htm">1 Chronicles 4:40 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-40.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 4:40 They found fat pasture and good (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-39.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 4:39"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 4:39" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-41.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 4:41"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 4:41" /></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>