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1 Chronicles 4:9-10
Contemporary English Version

9 Jabez was a man who got his name because of the pain he caused his mother during birth.[a] But he was still the most respected son in his family. 10 One day he prayed to Israel's God, “Please bless me and give me a lot of land. Be with me so I will be safe from harm.”[b] And God did just what Jabez had asked.

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Footnotes

  1. 4.9 Jabez … pain … birth: In Hebrew “Jabez” sounds like “pain.”
  2. 4.10 I … harm: Or “keep me from harm, so I won't cause any pain.”
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