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1 Chronicles 4:9

וְיַעְבֵּ֗ץ הָיָ֤ה נִכְבָּד֙ מֵֽאֶחָ֔יו וְאִמּ֗וֹ קָרְאָ֤ה שְׁמ֙וֹ֙ יַעְבֵּ֔ץ לֵאמֹ֕ר כִּ֥י יָלַ֖דְתִּי בְּעֹֽצֶב׃
vyaʿbeṣ hayah nikbad meʾeḥayv vʾimvo qarʾah shmvo yaʿbeṣ leʾmor kiy yaladtiy bʿoṣeb
King James Version (KJV)

And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.

Modern English

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying: Because I bore him in pain.

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