| NETBible | Jabez was more respected than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, for she said, “I experienced pain when I gave birth to him.” 1 |
| NASB © |
Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother named him Jabez saying, "Because I bore him with pain." |
| HCSB | Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez and said, "I gave birth to him in pain." |
| LEB | Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez [Painful], because she said that his birth was painful. |
| NIV © |
Jabez was more honourable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, "I gave birth to him in pain." |
| ESV | Jabez was more honorable than his brothers; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, "Because I bore him in pain." |
| NRSV © |
Jabez was honored more than his brothers; and his mother named him Jabez, saying, "Because I bore him in pain." |
| REB | Jabez ranked higher than his brothers; his mother called him Jabez because, as she said, she had borne him in pain. |
| NKJV © |
Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, "Because I bore him in pain." |
| KJV | And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow. |
| KJV | And Jabez <03258> was more honourable <03513> (8737) than his brethren <0251>_: and his mother <0517> called <07121> (8804) his name <08034> Jabez <03258>_, saying <0559> (8800)_, Because I bare <03205> (8804) him with sorrow <06090>_. {Jabez: that is, Sorrowful} |
| NASB © |
Jabez <3258> was more <4480> honorable <3513> than <4480> his brothers <251> , and his mother <517> named <7121> <8034> him Jabez <3258> saying <559> , "Because <3588> I bore <3205> him with pain ."<6090> |
| LXXM | kai <2532> CONJ hn <1510> V-IAI-3S igabhv {N-PRI} endoxov <1741> A-NSM uper <5228> PREP touv <3588> T-APM adelfouv <80> N-APM autou <846> D-GSM kai <2532> CONJ h <3588> T-NSF mhthr <3384> N-NSF ekalesen <2564> V-AAI-3S to <3588> T-ASN onoma <3686> N-ASN autou <846> D-GSM igabhv {N-PRI} legousa <3004> V-PAPNS etekon <5088> V-AAI-1S wv gabhv {N-PRI}<3739> CONJ |
| NET [draft] ITL | Jabez <03258> was <01961> more respected <03513> than his brothers <0251> . His mother <0517> had named <07121> him Jabez <03258> , for she said <0559> , “I experienced pain <06090> when I gave birth to him.”<03205> |
| NETBible | Jabez was more respected than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, for she said, “I experienced pain when I gave birth to him.” 1 |
| NET Notes |
1 tn In Hebrew the name יַעְבֵּץ (ya’bets, “Jabez”) sounds like the noun עֹצֶב (’otsev) which means “pain.” |