ESV: Jabez was more honorable than his brothers; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”
NIV: Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, 'I gave birth to him in pain.'
NASB: Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother named him Jabez, saying, 'Because I gave birth to him in pain.'
CSB: Jabez was more honored than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez and said, "I gave birth to him in pain."
NLT: 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.
KJV: And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
NKJV: Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”
