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Genesis

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

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And she again add Verb H3254 וַתֹּ֣סֶף vat·to·sef
bare bear Verb H3205 לָלֶ֔דֶת la·le·det,
his brother another Noun H251 אָחִ֖יו a·chiv
Abel Abel Noun H1893 הָ֑בֶל ha·vel;
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And Abel Abel Noun H1893 הֶ֙בֶל֙ he·vel
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was a keeper break Verb H7462 רֹ֣עֵה ro·'eh
of sheep cattle Noun H6629 צֹ֔אן tzon,
but Cain Cain Noun H7014 וְקַ֕יִן ve·ka·yin
was a tiller keep in bondage Verb H5647 עֹבֵ֥ד o·ved
of the ground country 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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King James Bible And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
Hebrew Greek English And Again, she again bare gave birth to his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, flocks, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And Again, she again bare gave birth to his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, flocks, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.