New American Standard Bible 1995

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By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through faith, though he is dead, he still speaks.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
By faith faith, faithfulness N-DFS H4102 Πίστει pistei
Abel Abel, a son of Adam N-NMS H6 Ἅβελ abel
Analysis:
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offered to bring to, i.e. to offer V-AIA-3S H4374 προσήνεγκεν prosēnenken
to God God, a god N-GMS H2316 θεῷ theō
a better much, many H4183    
sacrifice a sacrifice N-AFS H2378 θυσίαν thusian
than from beside, by the side of, by, beside Prep H3844 παρὰ para
Cain, Cain, a son of Adam N-AMS H2535 Κάϊν kain
through through, on account of, because of Prep H1223 δι’ di
which usually rel. who, which, that, also demonstrative this, that RelPro-GFS H3739 ἧς ēs
he obtained to bear witness, testify V-PPA-GMS H3140 ἐμαρτυρήθη emarturēthē
the testimony to bear witness, testify V-PPA-GMS H3140 μαρτυροῦντος marturountos
that he was righteous, correct, righteous, by impl. innocent Adj-NMS H1342 δίκαιος dikaios
God God, a god N-GMS H2316 θεοῦ theou
testifying to bear witness, testify V-PPA-GMS H3140    
about on, upon Prep H1909 ἐπὶ epi
his gifts, a gift, present, spec. a sacrifice N-DNP H1435 δώροις dōrois
and through through, on account of, because of Prep H1223 δι’ di
faith, though he is dead, to die V-APA-NMS H599 ἀποθανὼν apothanōn
he still still, yet Adv H2089 ἔτι eti
speaks. to talk V-PIA-3S H2980 λαλεῖ lalei

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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 By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through faith, though he is dead, he still speaks.
King James Bible By faith Abel offered to unto God a better more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through by which he obtained the testimony witness that he was righteous, God testifying about of his gifts, gifts: and through faith, though by it he is dead, he still speaks.being dead yet speaketh.
Berean Bible By faith Abel offered to God a better more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained the testimony that he was testified to be righteous, God testifying about bearing witness to his gifts, gifts; and through faith, though he is dead, it, having died, he still speaks.
Hebrew Greek English By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through faith, though he is dead, he still speaks.