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NASB | 1 Chronicles 4:10 Now Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, "Oh that You would bless me indeed and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and that You would keep me from harm that it may not pain me!" And God granted him what he requested. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Chronicles 4:10 Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, saying, "Oh that You would indeed bless me and enlarge my border [property], and that Your hand would be with me, and You would keep me from evil so that it does not hurt me!" And God granted his request. |
Bible Question: The last part of the prayer of Jabez from the New King James Version that everyone is quoting reads, "...that I may not cause pain!". The NASB reads, "...that it may not pain me". The KJV, NIV, and Amplified read in a similar way to the NASB. To me these mean different things. I read the NASB as saying; don't let the harm cause pain to me where the NKJV says to me so that I won't do the harm. Is there a difference, translation issue, or am I thinking about it too hard? |
Bible Answer: I'm new to this forum, just registered today. I submitted a question before searching to see if it was already asked-please forgive. I don't know why the NKJV is so different from the others-just discovered that yesterday. I believe the difference is very important. The NKJV points to the humility of Jabez in that he was as much or more concerned that his experience of pain would cause him to inflict pain on others without God's intervention. I've heard it said that people who abuse others have been abused themselves. Please read Matthew Henry's Unabridged Commentary 1Chr 4:1-10; III; 3; (3) (....God's hand with us, to lead us, protect us, strengthen us, and to work all our works in us and for us is indeed....all-sufficient). This was published in 1712 while the NKJV was published in 1979, I find this of interest and confirms for me the depth of insight in Henry's writings. |
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