Parallel Verses

King James Version

And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.

New American Standard Bible

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother named him Jabez saying, “Because I bore him with pain.”

Holman Bible

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez and said, “I gave birth to him in pain.”

International Standard Version

Jabez enjoyed more honor than his relatives his mother named him Jabez, she said, "because I bore him in pain."

A Conservative Version

And Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. And his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with sorrow.

American Standard Version

And Jabez was more honorable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.

Amplified

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers; but his mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I gave birth to him in pain.”

Bible in Basic English

And Jabez was honoured more than his brothers; but his mother had given him the name Jabez, saying, Because I gave birth to him with sorrow.

Darby Translation

And Jabez was more honoured than his brethren; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with pain.

Julia Smith Translation

And Jabez was honorable above his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, For I bare with pain.

King James 2000

And Jabez was more honorable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with sorrow.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. And his mother called his name Jabez, saying, "Because I bore him in pain."

Modern King James verseion

And Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. And his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with sorrow.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And Jabez was nobler than his brethren. And his mother called his name Jabez, saying, "Because I bare him with sorrow."

NET Bible

Jabez was more respected than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, for she said, "I experienced pain when I gave birth to him."

New Heart English Bible

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers: and his mother named him Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with sorrow.

The Emphasized Bible

Now it came to pass that Jabez was more honourable than his brethren, - but, his mother, had called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with pain.

Webster

And Jabez was more honorable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with sorrow.

World English Bible

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers: and his mother named him Jabez, saying, "Because I bore him with sorrow."

Youngs Literal Translation

And Jabez is honoured above his brethren, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, 'Because I have brought forth with grief.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And Jabez
יעבּץ 
Ya`bets 
Usage: 4

and his mother
אם 
'em 
Usage: 220

קרא 
Qara' 
Usage: 736

שׁם 
Shem 
Usage: 865

יעבּץ 
Ya`bets 
Usage: 4

ילד 
Yalad 
Usage: 497

References

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Prayers for 1 Chronicles 4:9

Context Readings

The Descendants Of David

8 And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum. 9 And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow. 10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.


Cross References

Genesis 34:19

And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.

Genesis 3:16

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

Genesis 35:18

And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin.

1 Samuel 4:21

And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.

1 Chronicles 7:23

And when he went in to his wife, she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house.

Isaiah 43:4

Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.

Acts 17:11

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

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