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10 One day he prayed to Israel's God, “Please bless me and give me a lot of land. Be with me so I will be safe from harm.”[a] And God did just what Jabez had asked.

11 Chelub was the brother of Shuhah and the father of Mehir. Later, Mehir had a son, Eshton, 12 whose three sons were Bethrapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. It was Tehinnah who settled the town of Nahash.[b] These men and their families lived in the town of Recah.

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  1. 4.10 I … harm: Or “keep me from harm, so I won't cause any pain.”
  2. 4.12 who settled the town of Nahash: Or “who was the father of Irnahash.”

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