1 Chronicles 4:39–40
¶ And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
¶ And they went to the entrance of Gedor, euen vnto the East side of the valley, to seeke pasture for their flocks.
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.
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.
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- 1 Chronicles 4:18Rank 1 from verse 39
18And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took.
18And his wife ‖Iehudiiah bare Iered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Iekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sonnes of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered tooke.
- 1 Chronicles 4:4Rank 2 from verse 39
- Joshua 15:58Rank 3 from verse 39
- Joshua 12:13Rank 4 from verse 39
From verse 40
- Judges 18:7–10Rank 1 from verse 40
7¶ Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man.
8And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye?
9And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land.
10When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth.
7¶ Then the fiue men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt carelesse, after the maner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure, and there was no †magistrate in the land that might put them to shame in any thing, and they were farre from the Zidonians, and had no businesse with any man.
8And they came vnto their brethren to Zorah, and Eshtaol: and their brethren said vnto them, What say yee?
9And they said, Arise, that we may goe vp against them: for we haue seene the land, and behold, it is very good: and are ye still? Bee not slothfull to goe, and to enter to possesse the land.
10When ye goe, ye shall come vnto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath giuen it into your handes: a place where there is no want of any thing, that is in the earth.
- Genesis 10:6Rank 2 from verse 40
- Genesis 9:22–29Rank 3 from verse 40
22And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
23And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.
24And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
25And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
26And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
27God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
28¶ And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
29And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.
22And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakednesse of his father, and told his two brethren without.
23And Shem and Iaphet tooke a garment, and layed it vpon both their shoulders, and went backward, and couered the nakednesse of their father, and their faces were backward, and they saw not their fathers nakednesse.
24And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his yonger sonne had done vnto him.
25And he said, Cursed bee Canaan: a seruant of seruants shall hee be vnto his brethren.
26And hee saide, Blessed bee the LORD God of Shem, and Canaan shalbe ‖his seruant.
27God shall ‖enlarge Iaphet, and he shal dwel in the tents of Shem, and Canaan shalbe his seruant.
28¶ And Noah liued after the flood, three hundred and fifty yeeres.
29And all the dayes of Noah were nine hundred & fifty yeeres, and he died.
- Psalms 105:23Rank 4 from verse 40
- Psalms 78:51Rank 5 from verse 40
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1 Chronicles 4:39
A way or place of entering; the act, means, or opportunity of entering or coming in.
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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.
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The direction of sunrise; lands or regions toward that direction.
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Sense 1: A lateral part, edge, or surface. Sense 2: A party or position in a dispute.
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Low ground between hills or mountains, often watered by a stream.
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Ground on which animals feed; food or grazing for flocks.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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1 Chronicles 4:40
1. Discovered or obtained. 2. Established or founded.
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1. The rich oily bodily substance of an animal. 2. Rich, fertile, abundant, prosperous, or flourishing. 3. Well-fed, plump, or full-bodied. 4. The richest or choicest part or produce of something. 5. Figuratively, dull, insensible, or hardened.
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Ground on which animals feed; food or grazing for flocks.
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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.
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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.
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Sense 1: Broad, spacious, or opened to a great extent. Sense 2: As an adverb, fully or far apart.
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Sense 1: Stillness, rest, peace, or freedom from disturbance. Sense 2: Calm or still, or to make calm.
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Quiet; undisturbed; not agitated with passion.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Sense 1: Ham, a son of Noah and an ancestor named in the genealogies. Sense 2: The land of Ham.
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1. Advanced in age or existing for a long time. 2. Of the stated or specified age. 3. Ancient, former, previous, or worn.
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38These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly.
38These †mentioned by their names, were Princes in their families, and the house of their fathers increased greatly.
39¶ And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
39¶ And they went to the entrance of Gedor, euen vnto the East side of the valley, to seeke pasture for their flocks.
Selected passage40And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.
40And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable: for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.
Selected passage41And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their rooms: because there was pasture there for their flocks.
41And these written by name, came in the dayes of Hezekiah king of Iudah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them vtterly vnto this day, and dwelt in their roomes: because there was pasture there for their flocks.