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BrLXXΚαὶ εὗρον νομὰς πλεὶονας καὶ ἀγαθάς· καὶ ἡ γῆ πλατεῖα ἐναντίον αὐτῶν, καὶ εἰρήνη καὶ ἡσυχία, ὅτι ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Χὰμ τὼν κατοικούντων ἐκεῖ ἔμπροσθεν. (Kai heuron nomas pleionas kai agathas; kai haʸ gaʸ plateia enantion autōn, kai eiraʸnaʸ kai haʸsuⱪia, hoti ek tōn huiōn Ⱪam tōn katoikountōn ekei emprosthen. )
BrTrAnd 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.
ULTAnd they found rich and good pasture, and the land was broad of hands, and quiet, and peaceful; for those from Ham had lived there before faces.
USTThey found good pastureland with plenty of grass. The place was expansive, peaceful, and quiet. ¶ In fact, some of the descendants of Noah’s son Ham had lived there previously.
BSBThere they found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful, and quiet; for some Hamites had lived there formerly.
NETThey found fertile and rich pasture; the land was very broad, undisturbed and peaceful. Indeed some Hamites had been living there prior to that.
LSVand they find pasture, fat and good, and the land broad of sides, and quiet, and safe, for those dwelling there before are of Ham.
FBVThey found good pastureland there, and the area was open, quiet, and peaceful, for those who used to live there were Ham's descendants.[fn]
4:40“Ham's descendants”: in other words, the former Canaanite inhabitants.
T4TThey found good pastureland with plenty of grass. The place was peaceful and quiet. ¶ Previously the descendants of Noah’s son Ham had lived there.
LEBAnd they found fertile and good pasture, and the land was very broad, quiet, and at ease, for the former inhabitants there were from Ham.
BBEAnd 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.
JPSAnd they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they that dwelt there aforetime were of Ham.
ASVAnd they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they that dwelt there aforetime were of Ham.
DRAAnd 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.
YLTand they find pasture, fat and good, and the land broad of sides, and quiet, and safe, for of Ham are those dwelling there before.
DrbyAnd 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.
RVAnd they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they that dwelt there aforetime were of Ham.
WbstrAnd they found rich pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.
KJB-1769And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.
KJB-1611And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable: for they of Ham had dwelt there of old. (Same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
BshpsAnd they founde fat pasture and good, and a wide lande, quiete and fruitefull: for they of Ham had dwelt there before. (And they found fat pasture and good, and a wide land, quiete and fruitefull: for they of Ham had dwelt there before.)
GnvaAnd they found fat pasture and good, and a wide land, both quiet and fruitfull: for they of Ham had dwelt there before.
CvdlAnd founde fat and good pasture, and a londe large on both the sydes, quyete and riche: for they of Ham dwelt there afore tyme. (And found fat and good pasture, and a land large on both the sides, quyete and riche: for they of Ham dwelt there afore time.)
WyclAnd thei fonden pasturis ful plenteuouse, and ful goode, and a ful large lond, and restful, and plenteuouse, wherynne men of the generacioun of Cham hadden dwellid bifore. (And they fonden pasturis full plenteuouse, and full goode, and a full large land, and restful, and plenteuouse, wherynne men of the generation of Cham had dwellid before.)
LuthUnd fanden fette und gute Weide und ein Land weit von Raum, still und reich; denn vorhin wohneten daselbst die von Ham. (And found fette and gute Weide and a Land weit from Raum, still and reich; because vorhin livedn there the from Ham.)
ClVgInveneruntque pascuas uberes, et valde bonas, et terram latissimam et quietam et fertilem, in qua ante habitaverant de stirpe Cham. (Inveneruntque pascuas uberes, and valde bonas, and the_earth/land latissimam and quietam and fertilem, in which before habitaverant about stirpe Cham. )
(Some words not found in UHB: and,found pasture rich and,good and=the=earth broad measures and,quiet and,peaceful that/for/because/then/when from/more_than Ham the,lived there to/for,formerly )
Alternate translation: “pastures with much good food for their animals”
(Occurrence 0) Hamites
(Some words not found in UHB: and,found pasture rich and,good and=the=earth broad measures and,quiet and,peaceful that/for/because/then/when from/more_than Ham the,lived there to/for,formerly )
Throughout his reign, Hezekiah strengthened Judah by restoring proper worship of the Lord and preparing the nation for revolt against Assyria. Though the Bible does not clearly say, both of these aspects of Hezekiah’s reign may have been borne out of a desire to undo the detrimental choices of his father, Ahaz, who had promoted idolatry through Judah (2 Chronicles 28:1-4) and made Judah a vassal to the king of Assyria in exchange for help against Israel and Aram (2 Kings 16-17; 2 Chronicles 28; Isaiah 7-8; see also “The Final Days of the Northern Kingdom of Israel” map). Later, when Hezekiah was a teenager, he witnessed Assyria’s grueling three year siege to capture Samaria (2 Kings 17:1-6; 18:9-12), perhaps cementing his resolve to throw off Judah’s yolk of servitude to Assyria (2 Kings 18:7). Whatever the reasons for his actions as king, Hezekiah spent considerable resources promoting the worship of the Lord and preparing for the inevitable Assyrian attack that would follow Judah’s refusal to submit to Assyria any longer. Hezekiah began by directing the priests and Levites to consecrate themselves and restore ritual purity to the Temple and all its furnishings (2 Chronicles 29). He sent word throughout all Israel and Judah to come and celebrate Passover together once again in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 30). Though only a few from Israel accepted Hezekiah’s invitation, the Passover was a time of great celebration and worship for all who did come from Israel and Judah. After this, the worshipers went throughout Israel and Judah and destroyed the pagan worship centers (2 Kings 18:4; 2 Chronicles 31:1). Hezekiah also conducted a series of actions to strengthen Judah against the coming Assyrian attack. On the west he attacked the Philistines as far as Gaza (2 Kings 18:8). Part of this effort may have included a Simeonite attack on some Meunites in the valley of Gerar (as in the Septuagint; the Hebrew reading Gedor is likely due to a misreading of the letter r as the similarly shaped letter d), which is recounted in 1 Chronicles 4:39-41. Elsewhere in Scripture the Meunites appear to have lived in the region of Seir (2 Chronicles 20), south of Judah, but a remnant of them may have fled toward Gerar during Uzziah’s time when he attacked them and likely took some of them captive to serve at the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem (Ezra 2:50; Nehemiah 7:52; also see “Resurgence of Israel and Judah” map). Other Simeonites attacked a remnant of Amalekites living in Seir, thus providing increased protection on Judah’s southern border (1 Chronicles 4:39-43). Hezekiah also fortified Jerusalem and redirected various sources of water away from enemies who might lay siege to the city (2 Chronicles 32:1-8). As part of these preparations Hezekiah commissioned the hewing of a tunnel that channeled water from the Gihon spring (probably also called the “waters of Shiloah” in Isaiah 8:6) away from the eastern side of the city and deposited it in the Lower Pool (also called the Pool of Siloam) further inside the city walls. Hezekiah also repaired portions of the wall that were broken down and built a second wall outside it, likely in the Kidron Valley. He also produced many weapons and shields. The writer of Chronicles appears to portray these preparations as being in keeping with Hezekiah’s other acts of faithfulness and righteousness. Some scholars, however, suspect that Isaiah 22:1-14 may reflect another perspective regarding Hezekiah’s preparations, though it is not certain that this passage refers to Hezekiah’s efforts.
