King James Version
1 Chronicles 4:39 in the King James Version says “And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.” — study this verse from 1 Chronicles chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.”
1 Chronicles 4:39 · KJV
And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;
These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly. mentioned: Heb. coming
And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek 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 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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“to the entrance”
H3996an entrance (the place or the act); specifically sunset or the west; also (adverb with preposition) towards
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
“of the valley”
H1516a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent)
“to seek”
H1245to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
“for their flocks”
H6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
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