9 And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and
his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh
that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep
me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.
oh
\Oh\, interj. [See O, interj.] An exclamation expressing various emotions, according to the tone
and manner, especially surprise, pain, sorrow, anxiety, or a wish. See the Note under O.
that
\That\, pron., a., conj., & adv.
Used to introduce an elliptical
exclamation of desire:
you (referring to God)
would
Will \Will\, v. t. & auxiliary. [imp. Would. Indic. present, I will
(Obs. I wol), thou wilt, he will (Obs. he wol); we, ye, they will.] [OE. willen, imp. wolde; akin to OS. willan, OFries. willa,
D. willen, G. wollen, OHG. wollan, wellan, Icel. & Sw. vilja, Dan. ville, Goth. wiljan, OSlav. voliti, L. velle to wish,
volo I wish; cf. Skr. v[.r] to choose, to prefer. Cf. Voluntary, Welcome, Well, adv.] 1. To wish; to desire; to incline to
have.
bless
\Bless\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blessedor Blest; p. pr. & vb. n.
Blessing.] [OE. blessien, bletsen, AS. bletsian, bledsian, bloedsian, fr. bl?d blood; prob. originally to consecrate by sprinkling
with blood. See Blood.]
1. To make or pronounce holy; to consecrate
2. To make happy, blithesome, or joyous; to confer prosperity or happiness
upon; to grant divine favor to.
3. To express a wish or prayer for the happiness of; to invoke a blessing
upon; -- applied to persons.
4. To invoke or confer beneficial attributes or qualities upon; to invoke
or confer a blessing on, -- as on food.
5. To guard; to keep; to protect. [Obs.]
6. To praise, or glorify;
to extol for excellences.
7. To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.
me
indeed
\In*deed"\, adv. [Prep. in + deed.] In reality; in truth; in fact; verily;
truly; -- used in a variety of sense. Esp.: (a) Denoting emphasis; as, indeed it is so. (b) Denoting concession or admission;
as, indeed, you are right. (c) Denoting surprise; as, indeed, is it you? Its meaning is not intrinsic or fixed, but depends
largely on the form of _expression which it accompanies.
and
enlarge
\En*large"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enlarged; p. pr. & vb. n. Enlarging.]
[OF. enlargier; pref. en- (L. in) + F. large wide. See Large.] 1. To make larger; to increase in quantity or dimensions; to
extend in limits; to magnify; as, the body is enlarged by nutrition; to enlarge one's house.
2. To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope or greater
scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy, affection, and the like; as, knowledge enlarges the mind.
3. To set at large or set free. [Archaic]
my
\My\, a. & poss. pron. [OE. mi, fr. min. See Mine, and cf., for loss
of n, {A}, a., An, a.] Of or belonging to me; -- used always attributively; as, my body; my book; -- mine is used in the predicate;
as, the book is mine. See Mine.
territory
\Ter"ri*to*ry\, n.; pl. Territories. [L. territorium, from terra the
earth: cf. F. territoire. See Terrace.] 1. A large extent or tract of land; a region; a country; a district
An area for which a person is responsible as a representative or agent:
From epistle sent 5/26/2003.
