1 Chronicles 4:40

The Descendants of Simeon

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.

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Berean Standard Bible
There they found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful, and quiet; for some Hamites had lived there formerly.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English
And they came to some good fertile grass-land, in a wide quiet country of peace-loving people; for the people who were living there before were of the offspring of Ham.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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.
Free Bible Version
They found good pastureland there, and the area was open, quiet, and peaceful, for those who used to live there were Ham's descendants.
Geneva Bible 1599
And they found fat pasture and good, and a wide land, both quiet and fruitfull: for they of Ham had dwelt there before.
King James (Authorized) Version
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.
Translation for Translators
They found good pastureland with plenty of grass. The place was peaceful and quiet. Previously the descendants of Noah’s son Ham had lived there.
Unlocked Literal Bible
They found abundant and good pasture. The land was broad, quiet, and peaceable. The Hamites had formerly lived there.
Noah Webster Bible
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.