1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 4:9–10

⁹Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez,^d saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”

¹⁰And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.”

And God granted the request of Jabez.

Footnotes

d 4:9 Jabez sounds like the Hebrew for pain or distress.

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1 Chronicles 4:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now Jabez	יַעְבֵּ֔ץ	ya‘·bêṣ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3258 Jabez
was	וַיְהִ֣י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
more honorable	נִכְבָּ֖ד	niḵ·bāḏ	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured
than his brothers	מֵאֶחָ֑יו	mê·’e·ḥāw	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
His mother	וְאִמּ֗וֹ	wə·’im·mōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother
had named him	קָרְאָ֨ה	qā·rə·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Jabez	יַעְבֵּץ֙	ya‘·bêṣ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3258 Jabez
saying	לֵאמֹ֔ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
Because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I bore	יָלַ֖דְתִּי	yā·laḏ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
in pain	בְּעֹֽצֶב׃	bə·‘ō·ṣeḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H6090 pain

1 Chronicles 4:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Jabez	יַ֠עְבֵּץ	ya‘·bêṣ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3258 Jabez
called out	וַיִּקְרָ֣א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
to the God	לֵאלֹהֵ֨י	lê·lō·hê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
If only	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
You would bless me	בָּרֵ֨ךְ	bā·rêḵ	Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute	H1288 kneel, bless
and enlarge	וְהִרְבִּ֤יתָ	wə·hir·bî·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
my territory	גְּבוּלִי֙	gə·ḇū·lî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1366 border, boundary, territory
May Your hand	יָדְךָ֙	yā·ḏə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
be	וְהָיְתָ֤ה	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
with me	עִמִּ֔י	‘im·mî	Preposition; first person common singular	H5973 with
and keep me	וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ	wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
from harm	מֵּרָעָ֖ה	mê·rā·‘āh	Preposition-m; Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
so that I will be free	לְבִלְתִּ֣י	lə·ḇil·tî	Preposition-l	H1115 not, except
from pain	עָצְבִּ֑י	‘ā·ṣə·bî	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H6087 hurt, pain, grieve
And God	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
granted	וַיָּבֵ֥א	way·yā·ḇê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the request	שָׁאָֽל׃	šā·’āl	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7592 ask, inquire
of	אֵ֥ת	’êṯ	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative

Cross-references

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1 Chronicles 4:9 1 Samuel 4:21 · Genesis 35:18 · Genesis 34:19 · Acts 17:11 · 1 Chronicles 7:23 · Genesis 3:16

1 Chronicles 4:10 Matthew 7:7–11 · Psalm 116:1–4 · Proverbs 10:22 · Jeremiah 33:3 · Isaiah 41:10 · Ephesians 3:20 · 2 Timothy 4:18 · Psalm 119:173 · Psalm 66:19–20 · John 10:28 · Ephesians 1:3 · Psalm 21:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.