1 Chronicles 4:9
7 The sons of Helah were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,
8 and Koz, who was the father of Anub and Zobebah and of the clans of Aharhel son of Harum.
Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”
10 And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted the request of Jabez.
11 Chelub the brother of Shuhah was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
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- BSB
- Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”
- KJV
- And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
- WEB
- Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him with sorrow.”
- ASV
- And Jabez was more honorable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
- DARBY
- And Jabez was more honoured than his brethren; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with pain.
- BLB
- And Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I have brought forth in pain.”
- ÅB
- Jabes var æret fremfor sine brødre; hans mor gav ham navnet Jabes[^1], idet hun sa: Jeg har født ham med smerte.
- OTB
- Nå var Jabez mer hederlig enn sine brødre, og hans mor kalte ham Jabez, og sa, "Fordi jeg fødte ham med smerte."
- B1930
- Jabes var æret fremfor sine brødre; hans mor gav ham navnet Jabes, idet hun sa: Jeg har født ham med smerte. / < han volder smerte.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
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And she named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” because the ark of God had been captured and her father-in-law and her husband had been killed.
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And with her last breath—for she was dying—she named him Ben-oni. But his father called him Benjamin.
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And again he slept with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. So he named him Beriah, because tragedy had come upon his house.
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Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.
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The young man, who was the most respected of all his father’s household, did not hesitate to fulfill this request, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter.
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To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”
Read in contextIsaiah 43:4
Because you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life.
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