Verse Comparison: Genesis 4:2
American Standard Version
And again she bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
Amplified® Bible
And [next] she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
Contemporary English Version
Later she had another son and named him Abel. Abel became a sheep farmer, but Cain farmed the land.
Darby English Version
And she further bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a shepherd, but Cain was a husbandman.
Good News Bible
Later she gave birth to another son, Abel. Abel became a shepherd, but Cain was a farmer.
King James Version
And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
New American Standard Bible
Again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
New International Version
Later she gave birth to his brother Abel.
Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil.
New King James Version
Then she bore again, this time his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. And Abel kept flocks, but Cain tilled the ground.
Revised Standard Version
And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a tiller of the ground.
Young's Literal Translation
and she addeth to bear his brother, even Abel. And Abel is feeding a flock, and Cain hath been servant of the ground.
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