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Genesis 4:2

AbelCain

1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.

And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.

4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

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BSB
Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.
KJV
And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
WEB
Again she gave birth, to Cain’s brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
ASV
And again she bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
DARBY
And she further bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a shepherd, but Cain was a husbandman.
BLB
And she continued to give birth [to] his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain was a worker of the ground.
ÅB
Siden fødte hun Abel, hans bror. Og Abel ble sauehyrde, men Kain ble jorddyrker.
OTB
Senere fødte hun Kains bror Abel. Abel var en gjeter, mens Kain var en jordbruker.
B1930
Siden fødte hun Abel, hans bror. Og Abel blev fårehyrde, men Kain blev jorddyrker.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • 1 John 3:12

    Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.

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  • 1 John 3:15

    Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

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  • Luke 11:51

    From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.

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  • John 8:44

    Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

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  • 1 John 3:10

    In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

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  • Genesis 47:3

    And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.

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  • Psalms 78:70–72

    He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:

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  • Exodus 3:1

    Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

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