Cain and Abel
Genesis 4:2
In 11 translations
- 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.Abel: Heb. Hebela keeper: Heb. a feeder
- 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.
- LSV
- and she adds to bear his brother, even Abel. And Abel is feeding a flock, and Cain has been servant of the ground.
- YLT
- and she addeth to bear his brother, even Abel. And Abel is feeding a flock, and Cain hath been servant of the ground.
- DBY
- And she further bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a shepherd, but Cain was a husbandman.
- DRC
- And again she brought forth his brother Abel. And Abel was a shepherd, and Cain a husbandman.
- GNV
- And againe she brought foorth his brother Habel, and Habel was a keeper of sheepe, and Kain was a tiller of the ground.
- JPS
- And again she bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
- LXXE
- And she again bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וַתֹּ֣סֶף לָלֶ֔דֶת אֶת־אָחִ֖יו אֶת־הָ֑בֶל וַֽיְהִי־הֶ֨בֶל֙ רֹ֣עֵה צֹ֔אן וְקַ֕יִן הָיָ֖ה עֹבֵ֥ד אֲדָמָֽה׃
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ προσέθηκε τεκεῖν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ τὸν Ἄβελ· καὶ ἐγένετο Ἄβελ ποιμὴν προβάτων, Κάϊν δὲ ἦν ἐργαζόμενος τὴν γῆν.
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- 1 John 3:12Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.
- 1 John 3:15Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.
- Luke 11:51from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.
- Genesis 47:3“What is your occupation?” Pharaoh asked Joseph’s brothers. “Your servants are shepherds,” they replied, “both we and our fathers.”
- 1 John 3:10By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.
- John 8:44You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native…
- Psalms 78:70–72He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds; from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance. So David shepherded them with integrity of heart and…
- Exodus 3:1Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
- Amos 7:15But the LORD took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’
- Genesis 9:20Now Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.
- Genesis 30:29–31Then Jacob answered, “You know how I have served you and how your livestock have thrived under my care. Indeed, you had very little before my arrival, but now your wealth has increased many times over. The LORD has…
- Psalms 127:3Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
- Genesis 4:25–26And Adam again had relations with his wife, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another seed in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.” And to Seth also a son was born, and he…
- Genesis 37:13Israel said to him, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flocks at Shechem? Get ready; I am sending you to them.” “I am ready,” Joseph replied.
- Genesis 46:32–34The men are shepherds; they raise livestock, and they have brought their flocks and herds and all that they own.’ When Pharaoh summons you and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’ you are to say, ‘Your servants have raised…
- Genesis 3:23Therefore the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.
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