Now Jabez was (A)more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name [a]Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”

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  1. 1 Chronicles 4:9 Lit. He Will Cause Pain

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez,[a] saying, “I gave birth to him in pain.”

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  1. 1 Chronicles 4:9 Jabez sounds like the Hebrew for pain.

11 These were more [a]fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and (A)searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.

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  1. Acts 17:11 Lit. noble

11 Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica,(A) for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures(B) every day to see if what Paul said was true.(C)

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19 So the young man did not delay to do the thing, because he delighted in Jacob’s daughter. He was (A)more honorable than all the household of his father.

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19 The young man, who was the most honored(A) of all his father’s family, lost no time in doing what they said, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter.(B)

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21 Then she named the child (A)Ichabod,[a] saying, (B)“The glory has departed from Israel!” because the ark of God had been captured and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

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  1. 1 Samuel 4:21 Lit. Inglorious

21 She named the boy Ichabod,[a](A) saying, “The Glory(B) has departed from Israel”—because of the capture of the ark of God and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband.

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  1. 1 Samuel 4:21 Ichabod means no glory.

16 To the woman He said:

“I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception;
(A)In pain you shall bring forth children;
(B)Your desire shall be [a]for your husband,
And he shall (C)rule over you.”

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  1. Genesis 3:16 Lit. toward

16 To the woman he said,

“I will make your pains in childbearing very severe;
    with painful labor you will give birth to children.(A)
Your desire will be for your husband,
    and he will rule over you.(B)

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23 And when he went in to his wife, she conceived and bore a son; and he called his name [a]Beriah, because tragedy had come upon his house.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 7:23 Lit. In Tragedy

23 Then he made love to his wife again, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. He named him Beriah,[a] because there had been misfortune in his family.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 7:23 Beriah sounds like the Hebrew for misfortune.

18 And so it was, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she called his name [a]Ben-Oni; but his father called him [b]Benjamin.

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  1. Genesis 35:18 Lit. Son of My Sorrow
  2. Genesis 35:18 Lit. Son of the Right Hand

18 As she breathed her last—for she was dying—she named her son Ben-Oni.[a](A) But his father named him Benjamin.[b](B)

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  1. Genesis 35:18 Ben-Oni means son of my trouble.
  2. Genesis 35:18 Benjamin means son of my right hand.

Since you were precious in My sight,
You have been honored,
And I have (A)loved you;
Therefore I will give men for you,
And people for your life.

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Since you are precious and honored(A) in my sight,
    and because I love(B) you,
I will give people in exchange for you,
    nations in exchange for your life.

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