Other translations
American Standard Version
And Jabez was more honorable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
Darby Bible Translation
And Jabez was more honoured than his brethren; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with pain.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
And Jabes was more honourable than any of his brethren, and his mother called his name Jabes, saying: Because I bore him with sorrow.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
Jabez was more honorable than his brothers; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”
God's Word
Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez [Painful], because she said that his birth was painful.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez and said, "I gave birth to him in pain."
International Standard Version
Jabez enjoyed more honor than his relatives—his mother named him Jabez, she said, "because I bore him in pain."
NET Bible
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."
New American Standard Bible
Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother named him Jabez saying, "Because I bore him with pain."
New International Version
Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, "I gave birth to him in pain."
New Living Translation
There was a man named Jabez who was more honorable than any of his brothers. His mother named him Jabez because his birth had been so painful.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Jabez was more honorable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with sorrow.
The World English Bible
Jabez was more honorable than his brothers: and his mother named him Jabez, saying, "Because I bore him with sorrow."