New American Standard Bible 1995

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Again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Again, to add Verb H3254 וַתֹּ֣סֶף vat·to·sef
she gave birth to bear, bring forth, beget Verb H3205 לָלֶ֔דֶת la·le·det,
to his brother a brother Noun H251 אָחִ֖יו a·chiv
Abel. the second son of Adam Noun H1893 הָ֑בֶל ha·vel;
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And Abel the second son of Adam Noun H1893 הֶ֙בֶל֙ he·vel
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was a keeper to pasture, tend, graze Verb H7462 רֹ֣עֵה ro·'eh
of flocks, small cattle, sheep and goats, flock Noun H6629 צֹ֔אן tzon,
but Cain oldest son of Adam and Eve Noun H7014 וְקַ֕יִן ve·ka·yin
was a tiller to work, serve Verb H5647 עֹבֵ֥ד o·ved
of the ground. ground, land Noun H127 אֲדָמָֽה׃ a·da·mah.

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Abel

Abel  (Heb. Hebhel), a breath, or vanity, the second son of Adam and Eve. He was put to death by his brother Cain ( Genesis 4:1-16 ). Guided by the instruction of their father, the two brothers were trained in the duty of worshipping God. "And in process of time" (marg. "at the end of days", i.e., on the Sabbath) each of them offered up to God of the first-fruits of his labours. Cain, as a husbandman, offered the fruit... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
King James Bible Again, And she gave birth to again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of flocks, sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
Hebrew Greek English Again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.