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Berean Standard Bible

“And 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.”

1 Chronicles 4:10

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1 Chronicles begins with long genealogies tracing Israel from Adam to the return from exile. In the middle of the list of Judah's descendants, the writer pauses on one man, Jabez, whose name sounds like the Hebrew word for pain.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And 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.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (KJV)

And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it be not to my sorrow! And God granted him that which he requested.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And Jabez made a prayer to the God of Israel, saying, If only you would truly give me a blessing, and make wider the limits of my land, and let your hand be with me, and keep me from evil, so that I may not be troubled by it! And God gave him his desire.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

E invocó Jabes al Dios de Israel, diciendo: ¡Oh si me dieras bendición, y ensancharas mi término, y si tu mano fuera conmigo, y me libraras de mal, que no me dañe! E hizo Dios que le viniese lo que pidió.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Fue el mismo que oró al Dios de Israel diciendo: «¡Te ruego que me bendigas más todavía. Que ensanches mis fronteras y que estés conmigo para librarme del mal y que nadie me dañe!». Y Dios le concedió su ruego.

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