Verse 40

They found rich and good pasture, and the land was spacious, quiet, and peaceful, for the former inhabitants there were from the descendants of Ham.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De fant rikelig beite, en fruktbar og romslig region, som tidligere var bebodd av sterke folk.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  De fant rikt og godt beite, og landet var vidt, fredelig og rolig, for de som bodde der før, var fra Kam.

• Norsk King James

  Og de fant fet beite og godt, og landet var bredt, rolig og fredelig; for de som bodde der av Ham, hadde vært der fra gammelt av.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og de fant rikt og godt beite, og landet var vidstrakt og fredelig og stille; for de som bodde der før, var av Kam.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Der fant de frodig og godt beite, og landet var romslig, stille og fredelig, for tidligere bodde der avkom av Ham.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  De fant frodig og godt beiteland, og landet var romslig, stille og fredelig; for det var dem fra Ham som hadde bodd der tidligere.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og de fant frodig beite; landet var vidstrakt, rolig og fredelig, for Ham-beboerne hadde bodd der i gamle dager.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  De fant frodig og godt beiteland, og landet var romslig, stille og fredelig; for det var dem fra Ham som hadde bodd der tidligere.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og de fant beitepreget, frodig og godt, og landet var vidstrakt, rolig og fredfullt, for de som bodde der før var av Ham.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Og de fant rik og god beitemark; landet var romslig, fredelig og stille; for det var de som tidligere bodde der, som etterkommere av Kam.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og de fandt fed og god Føde, og Landet var vidt og bredt og stille og trygt; thi de vare af Cham, som boede der tilforn.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og de fant god og fruktbar beitemark og landet var bredt, rolig og fredelig; for de av Ham hadde bodd der tidligere.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And they found rich and good pasture, and the land was wide, quiet, and peaceful; for those of Ham had dwelt there formerly.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De fant fett og godt beite, og landet var vidstrakt, rolig og fredelig, for de som bodde der før, var av Ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  og de fant godt og rikt beite, og landet var bredt på begge sider, rolig og trygt, for de som bodde der før var fra Kam.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og de fant rikt og godt beite, og landet var vidt, rolig og fredelig; for de som bodde der tidligere, var av Ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og de kom til en god fruktbar gresslette, i et vidt, rolig land med fredsommelige folk; for de som bodde der tidligere var etterkommere av Kam.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And founde fat and good pasture, and a londe large on both the sydes, quyete and riche: for they of Ham dwelt there afore tyme.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And they found fat pasture and good, and a wide land, both quiet and fruitfull: for they of Ham had dwelt there before.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And they founde fat pasture and good, and a wide lande, quiete and fruitefull: for they of Ham had dwelt there before.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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.

• 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 (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They found fertile and rich pasture; the land was very broad, undisturbed and peaceful. Indeed some Hamites had been living there prior to that.

Referenced Verses

• Judg 18:7-9 : 7 The five men left and came to Laish. They saw that the people there were living in security, like the Sidonians—peaceful and unsuspecting. No one in the land was oppressing them or causing harm. They lived far from the Sidonians and had no relationship with any other people. 8 When they returned to their brothers in Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers asked them, 'What do you report?' 9 They said, 'Let us go up against them, for we have seen the land and it is very good. Why are you hesitating? Do not delay in going to take possession of the land!' 10 When you arrive, you will find a secure and unsuspecting people. The land is spacious, for God has given it into your hands—a place lacking nothing that is good.
• Ps 78:51 : 51 He struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, the firstfruits of their strength in the tents of Ham.
• Ps 105:23 : 23 Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
• Gen 9:22-29 : 22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father's nakedness and told his two brothers outside. 23 But Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it across their shoulders, and walked backward to cover their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned the other way so they would not see their father’s nakedness. 24 When Noah awoke from his wine and learned what his youngest son had done to him, 25 he said, 'Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers.' 26 He also said, 'Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem.' 27 May God enlarge Japheth's territory, and may he dwell in the tents of Shem; and may Canaan be his servant. 28 After the flood, Noah lived three hundred and fifty years. 29 Noah lived a total of nine hundred and fifty years, and then he died.
• Gen 10:6 : 6 The sons of Ham were Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.