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And they foundוַיִּמְצְאוּrichשָׁמֵןand goodוָטוֹבpasture,מִרְעֶהand the landוְהָאָרֶץwasbroad,רַחֲבַת יָדַיִםquiet,וְשֹׁקֶטֶתand peaceful,וּשְׁלֵוָהforכִּיthose who livedהַיֹּשְׁבִיםthereשָׁםbeforeלְפָנִיםwerefrom Ham.מִן חָם
1 Chronicles 4:40
Study it in the app“And they found rich and good pasture, and the land was broad, quiet, and peaceful, for those who lived there before were from Ham.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 4:40, word by word
- And they foundיִּמְצְאוּyimtsu
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “yimtsu” appears- richשָׁמֵןshamen
rich, fat
Rich, fat, abundant.
Where else “shamen” appears- and goodטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears- pastureמִרְעֶהmire
pasture
Pasture, place where livestock feed.
Where else “mire” appears- and the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- broadרַחֲבַתrachavat
broad, wide
Broad, wide, roomy. "Broad on both hands": spacious on every side.
Where else “rachavat” appears- broadיָדַיִםyadayim
beside
Literally "the hand": the side or edge of something.
Where else “yadayim” appears- quietשֹׁקֶטֶתshoketet
be at rest, be quiet
Be at rest, be quiet, without war or alarm.
Where else “shoketet” appears- and peacefulשְׁלֵוָהsheleva
at ease, secure
At ease: living in peace and without alarm. In a bad sense, careless, overconfident.
Where else “sheleva” appears- those who livedיֹּשְׁבִיםyoshvim
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshvim” appears- beforeפָנִיםfanim
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanim” appears- from Hamחָםcham
Ham
Ham, one of the three sons of Noah, father of Canaan, Cush and Mizraim; also his descendants and their land.
Where else “cham” appears
Translation note
“Broad”: the Hebrew says “wide of hands,” that is, open on both sides. “From Ham”: descendants of Ham, son of Noah (1:8).
The context
39And they went to the entrance of Gedor, as far as the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
40 · This verse (above)
41And these, those written by name, came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and struck their tents and the Meunites who were found there, and devoted them to destruction to this day, and lived in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks there.