Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageThey found rich, good pasture, and the land was wide, quiet, and at peace — for those who had lived there before were from the line of Ham.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GThey found rich and good pasture, and the land was broad, quiet, and at rest — for those who had lived there before belonged to Cham.
KJV
King James VersionAnd they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleThere they found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful, and quiet; for some Hamites had lived there formerly.
Footnotes
The reference to *benei Cham* (בְּנֵי-חָם) connects to the Table of Nations in Genesis 10, where Ham's descendants include Mitzrayim (Egypt), Kena'an, and the peoples of North Africa and Canaan — the traditional inhabitants of contested land. The land's description — *rechavat yadayim ushqetetah veshalevah* ('broad of hands, quiet, and at peace') — echoes the Deuteronomic ideal of shalom-rest in the promised inheritance (Deuteronomy 12:10). Shim'on's expansion fulfils a residual conquest mandate, pressing into territory long occupied by the nations. FOG renders 'belonged to Cham'; FOG Message uses 'from the line of Ham' for immediate clarity.
