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1 Chronicles 4:9

Jabez was hmore honorable than his brothers; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”2

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1 Chronicles 4:9 — The New International Version (NIV)

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

1 Chronicles 4:9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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

1 Chronicles 4:9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

There was a man named Jabez who was more honorable than any of his brothers. His mother named him Jabez because his birth had been so painful.

1 Chronicles 4:9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”

1 Chronicles 4:9 — New Century Version (NCV)

There was a man named Jabez, who was respected more than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez because she said, “I was in much pain when I gave birth to him.”

1 Chronicles 4:9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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

1 Chronicles 4:9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

1 Chronicles 4:9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez [Painful], because she said that his birth was painful.

1 Chronicles 4:9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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

1 Chronicles 4:9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Jabez was honored more than his brothers; and his mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”

1 Chronicles 4:9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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

1 Chronicles 4:9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Jabez was more respected than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez. She had said, “I was in a lot of pain when he was born.”

1 Chronicles 4:9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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


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