The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 4:40 Explained

1 Chronicles 4:40

KJV: 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.

YLT: 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.

Darby: And they found fat and good pasture, and a land widely extended and quiet and fertile, for they who had dwelt there formerly were of Ham.

ASV: 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does 1 Chronicles 4:40 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 4

1  The posterity of Judah by Caleb, the son of Hur
5  Of Ashur, the posthumous son Hezron
9  Of Jabez, and his prayer
11  The other families of the same stock
21  The sons of Shelah
24  The posterity and cities of Simeon
39  Their conquest of Gedor, and of the Amalekites in mount Seir

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 4:40 mean?

And they found pasture rich and good and the land wide [was] broad and quiet and peaceful for of some Hamites lived there formerly
וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ מִרְעֶה֙ שָׁמֵ֣ן וָט֔וֹב וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ רַחֲבַ֣ת יָדַ֔יִם וְשֹׁקֶ֖טֶת וּשְׁלֵוָ֑ה כִּ֣י מִן־ חָ֔ם הַיֹּשְׁבִ֥ים שָׁ֖ם לְפָנִֽים

וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ  And  they  found 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: מָצָא  
Sense: to find, attain to.
מִרְעֶה֙  pasture 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִרְעֶה  
Sense: pasture, pasturage.
שָׁמֵ֣ן  rich 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: שָׁמֵן  
Sense: fat, rich, robust.
וָט֔וֹב  and  good 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: טָבַב 
Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.
וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙  and  the  land 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
רַחֲבַ֣ת  wide 
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular construct
Root: רָחָב  
Sense: broad, wide.
יָדַ֔יִם  [was]  broad 
Parse: Noun, fd
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
וְשֹׁקֶ֖טֶת  and  quiet 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular construct
Root: שָׁקַט  
Sense: to be quiet, be tranquil, be at peace, be quiet, rest, lie still, be undisturbed.
וּשְׁלֵוָ֑ה  and  peaceful 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, feminine singular
Root: שָׁלֵו  
Sense: quiet, at ease, prosperous.
חָ֔ם  some  Hamites 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חָם  
Sense: 2nd son of Noah, father of Canaan and of various peoples which were inhabitants of southern lands.
הַיֹּשְׁבִ֥ים  lived 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
לְפָנִֽים  formerly 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.

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