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1 Chronicles 4:5-10

5Ashhurוּלְאַשְׁחוּר֙u.le.'ash.ChurH806the father ofאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1Tekoaתְק֔וֹעַte.Ko.a'H8620hadהָי֖וּha.YuH1961twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשִׁ֑יםna.ShimH802,Helahחֶלְאָ֖הchel.'AhH2458and Naarahוְנַעֲרָֽה׃ve.na.'a.RahH5292.

6Naarahנַעֲרָה֙na.'a.RahH5292אֶת־'et-H853boreוַתֵּ֨לֶדva.Te.ledH3205to himAhuzzamאֲחֻזָּ֣ם'a.chu.ZamH275וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Hepherחֵ֔פֶרChe.ferH2660וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Temeniתֵּימְנִ֖יteim.NiH8488,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Haahashtariהָאֲחַשְׁתָּרִ֑יha.'a.chash.ta.RiH326.Theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428were the descendantsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Naarahנַעֲרָֽה׃na.'a.RahH5292.

7The sonsוּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.NeiH1121of Helahחֶלְאָ֑הchel.'AhH2458wereZerethצֶ֥רֶתTze.retH6889,ZoharH3328,Ethnanוְאֶתְנָֽן׃ve.'et.NanH869,

8and Kozוְק֣וֹץve.KotzH6976,who was the father ofהוֹלִ֔ידho.LidH3205אֶת־'et-H853Anubעָנ֖וּב'a.NuvH6036andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Zobebahהַצֹּבֵבָ֑הha.tzoe.VahH6637and of the clansוּמִשְׁפְּח֥וֹתu.mish.pe.ChotH4940of Aharhelאֲחַרְחֵ֖ל'a.char.ChelH316sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Harumהָרֽוּם׃ha.RumH2037.

9Now Jabezיַעְבֵּ֔ץya'.BetzH3258wasוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961more honorableנִכְבָּ֖דnikh.BadH3513than his brothersמֵאֶחָ֑יוme.'e.ChavH251.His motherוְאִמּ֗וֹve.'i.MoH517had named himקָרְאָ֨ה שְׁמ֤וֹka.re.'Ah she.MoH7121 H8034Jabezיַעְבֵּץ֙ya'.BetzH3258,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588I boreיָלַ֖דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205himin painבְּעֹֽצֶב׃be.'O.tzevH6090.”

10And Jabezיַ֠עְבֵּץYa'.betzH3258called outוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֨יle.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל לֵאמֹ֗רYis.ra.'El le.MorH3478 H559, “If onlyאִם־'im-H518You would bless meH1288and enlargeוְהִרְבִּ֤יתָve.hir.Bi.taH7235אֶת־'et-H853my territoryגְּבוּלִי֙ge.vu.LiH1366!May Your handיָדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027beוְהָיְתָ֤הve.ha.ye.TahH1961with meעִמִּ֔י'i.MiH5973and keep meוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213from harmמֵּרָעָ֖הme.ra.'AhH7451,so that I will be freeלְבִלְתִּ֣יle.vil.TiH1115from painעָצְבִּ֑י'a.tze.BiH6087.”And Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834grantedוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935the requestשָׁאָֽל׃sha.'AlH7592ofאֵ֥ת'etH853Jabez.

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