1 Chronicles 4:40
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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.

Judges 18:7
So the five men going on came to Lais: and they saw how the people dwelt therein without any fear, according to the custom of the Sidonians, secure and easy, having no man at all to oppose them, being very rich, and living separated, at a distance from Sidon and from all men.

1 Chronicles 4:39
And they went forth to enter into Gador as far as to the east side of the valley, to seek pastures for their flocks.

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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.

the land.

Judges 18:7-10 So the five men going on came to Lais: and they saw how the people dwelt therein without any fear, according to the custom of the Sidonians, secure and easy, having no man at all to oppose them, being very rich, and living separated, at a distance from Sidon and from all men. . . .

Ham.

Genesis 9:22-29 Which when Cham the father of Chanaan had seen, to wit, that his father's nakedness was uncovered, he told it to his two brethren without. . . .

Genesis 10:6 And the Sons of Cham: Chus, and Mesram, and Phuth, and Chanaan.

Psalm 78:51 And he killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt: the firstfruits of all their labour in the tabernacles of Cham.

Psalm 105:23 And Israel went into Egypt: and Jacob was a sojourner in the land of Cham.

Context
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39And they went forth to enter into Gador as far as to the east side of the valley, to seek pastures for their flocks. 40And 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.41And these whose names are written above, came in the days of Ezechias king of Juda: and they beat down their tents, and slew the inhabitants that were found there, and utterly destroyed them unto this day: and they dwelt in their place, because they found there fat pastures.…
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There they found
וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ (way·yim·ṣə·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

rich,
שָׁמֵ֣ן (šā·mên)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8082: Greasy, gross, rich

good
וָט֔וֹב (wā·ṭō·wḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

pasture,
מִרְעֶה֙ (mir·‘eh)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4829: Pasture, the haunt of wild animals

and the land
וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (wə·hā·’ā·reṣ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land

was spacious,
רַחֲבַ֣ת (ra·ḥă·ḇaṯ)
Adjective - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7342: Wide, broad

peaceful,
וְשֹׁקֶ֖טֶת (wə·šō·qe·ṭeṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8252: To be quiet or undisturbed

and quiet,
וּשְׁלֵוָ֑ה (ū·šə·lê·wāh)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7961: Tranquil, careless, security

for
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

some
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of

Hamites
חָ֔ם (ḥām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2526: 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
Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

there
שָׁ֖ם (šām)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 8033: There, then, thither

formerly.
לְפָנִֽים׃ (lə·p̄ā·nîm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face


Additional Translations
There they found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful, and quiet, for some Hamites had lived there formerly.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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

They found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for those who lived there before were of Ham.

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.
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