1Ch 4:10 | NETfull | STEP | Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only you would greatly bless me and expand my territory! May your hand be with me! Keep me from harm so I might not endure pain!” God answered his prayer.

1 Chronicles 4:10

10 Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only ^{▼▼ On the use of אִם (’im, “if”) here, see HALOT 60 s.v.} you would greatly bless me and expand my territory! May your hand be with me! Keep me from harm so I might not endure pain!” ^{▼▼ Heb “and act from [i.e., so as to prevent] harm so that I might not be in pain.”} God answered his prayer. ^{▼▼ Heb “and God brought about what he had asked.”}