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1 Chronicles 4:9-10
New Living Translation
1 Chronicles 4:9-10
New Living Translation
9 There was a man named Jabez who was more honorable than any of his brothers. His mother named him Jabez[a] because his birth had been so painful. 10 He was the one who prayed to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and expand my territory! Please be with me in all that I do, and keep me from all trouble and pain!” And God granted him his request.
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- 4:9 Jabez sounds like a Hebrew word meaning “distress” or “pain.”
1 Chronicles 4:9-10
New International Version
1 Chronicles 4:9-10
New International Version
9 Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez,[a] saying, “I gave birth to him in pain.” 10 Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 4:9 Jabez sounds like the Hebrew for pain.
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