Genesis 4:2
Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.
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ASV
And again she bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
KJV
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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14 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַתֹּ֣סֶף | va.To.sef | and she repeated | H3254 → |
| לָלֶ֔דֶת | la.Le.det | to give birth to | H3205 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| אָחִ֖יו | 'a.Chiv | brother his | H251 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הָ֑בֶל | Ha.vel | Abel | H1893 → |
| וַֽיְהִי־ | vay.hi- | and he was | H1961 → |
| הֶ֙בֶל֙ | he.vel | Abel | H1893 → |
| רֹ֣עֵה | Ro.'eh | a herder of | H7462 → |
| צֹ֔אן | Tzon | sheep | H6629 → |
| וְקַ֕יִן | ve.Ka.yin | and Cain | H7014 → |
| הָיָ֖ה | ha.Yah | he was | H1961 → |
| עֹבֵ֥ד | 'o.Ved | a tiller of | H5647 → |
| אֲדָמָֽה׃ | 'a.da.Mah | [the] ground | H127 → |
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