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The families of scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.

And the families H4940 of the scribes H5608 (QalActPtc) which dwelt H3427 (QalActPtc) (Qere) H3427 (QalPerf) at Jabez; H3258 the Tirathites, H8654 the Shimeathites, H8101 and Suchathites. H7756 These H1992 are the Kenites H7017 that came H935 (QalActPtc) of Hemath, H2574 the father H1 of the house H1004 of Rechab. H7394

πατριαι γραμματεων κατοικουντες ιαβες θαργαθιιμ σαμαθιιμ σωκαθιιμ ουτοι οι κιναιοι οι ελθοντες εκ μεσημα πατρος οικου ρηχαβ

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez,° saying, “Because I bore him with sorrow.”

1 Chronicles 4:9 “Jabez” sounds similar to the Hebrew word for “pain”.

And Jabez° H3258 was more honourable H3513 (NiphPtc) than his brethren: H251 and his mother H517 called H7121 (QalPerf) his name H8034 Jabez, H3258 saying, H559 (QalInf) Because I bare H3205 (QalPerf) him with sorrow. H6090

1 Chronicles 4:9 That is, sorrowful

και ην ιγαβης ενδοξος υπερ τους αδελφους αυτου και η μητηρ εκαλεσεν το ονομα αυτου ιγαβης λεγουσα ετεκον ως γαβης

Jabez called on the God^§ of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border! May your hand be with me, and may you keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” God granted him that which he requested.

1 Chronicles 4:10 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).

And Jabez H3258 called H7121 (QalImpf) on the God H430 of Israel, H3478 saying, H559 (QalInf) Oh that H518 thou wouldest bless H1288 (PielImpf) me indeed, H1288 (PielInf) and enlarge H7235 (HiphPerf) my coast, H1366 and that thine hand H3027 might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep H6213 (QalPerf) me^§ from evil, H7451 that it may not grieve H6087 (QalInf) me! And God H430 granted H935 (HiphImpf) him that which he requested. H7592 (QalPerf)

1 Chronicles 4:10 Heb. do me

και επεκαλεσατο ιγαβης τον θεον ισραηλ λεγων εαν ευλογων ευλογησης με και πληθυνης τα ορια μου και η η χειρ σου μετ εμου και ποιησεις γνωσιν του μη ταπεινωσαι με και επηγαγεν ο θεος παντα οσα ητησατο