1 Chronicles 4:9

And Yabetz was more honorable than his brethren; and immo (his mother) called shmo Yabetz, saying, Because I bore him beotzev (with sorrow).

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The 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.

In Context

8And Kotz fathered Anuv, and Tzovevah, and the mishpekhot of Acharchel Ben Harum.

10And Yabetz called on Elohei Yisroel, saying, O that Thou wouldest put a barucha on me indeed, and enlarge my territory, and that Thine yad might be with me, and that Thou wouldest keep me from ra'ah, that it may not grieve me! And Elohim granted him that which he requested.

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Cross References

Genesis 3:16Unto HaIsha He said, 1 I will greatly multiply thy itzavon ([labor] pain) and thy childbearing; 1 in pain thou shalt bring forth banim; 1 and thy teshukah (longing, desire) shall be to thy husband, 1 and he shall rule over thee.

Genesis 35:18And it came to pass, as her nefesh was in departing, (for she died) that she called shmo Ben-Oni (Son of Affliction); but aviv called him Binyamin.

1 Chronicles 7:23And when he went in to his isha, she conceived, and bore ben, and he called shmo Beri'ah, because it went in ra'ah (evil, disaster, misfortune) with his bais.

Isaiah 43:4Since thou wast precious in My sight, 1 thou hast been honored, and I have loved thee: 1 therefore will I give adam + 43:4 See Isa 53:8 in exchange for thee, 1 and people in exchange for thy nefesh. 1

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 4:2-11

The Sons of Judah; The Prayer of Jabez. ( b. c. 1720.) 1 The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal. 2 And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites. 3 And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelel-poni: 4 And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem. 5 And… Read the whole commentary →

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