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1 Chronicles 4:8–16
8 Koz fathered Anub, Zobebah, and the clans of Aharhel, the son of Harum. 9 Jabez was hmore honorable than his brothers; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”2 10 Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm3 so that it might not bring me pain!” And God granted what he asked. 11 Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, fathered Mehir, who fathered Eshton. 12 Eshton fathered Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah. 13 The sons of iKenaz: jOthniel and Seraiah; and the sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai.4 14 Meonothai fathered Ophrah; and Seraiah fathered Joab, the father of Ge-harashim,5 so-called because they were craftsmen. 15 The sons of kCaleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and the son6 of Elah: Kenaz. 16 The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
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| 2 | Jabez sounds like the Hebrew for pain |
| 3 | Or evil |
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| 4 | Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew lacks Meonothai |
| 5 | Ge-harashim means valley of craftsmen |
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| 6 | Hebrew sons |
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