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Genesis 4:2
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Cain Murders Abel

1 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore1 Cain, and said, “I have acquired a man from the Lord.”  
2 Then she bore again, this time his brother1 Abel. Now aAbel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.  
3 And1 in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit aof the ground to the Lord.  
4 Abel also brought of athe firstborn of his flock and of btheir fat. And the Lord respected cAbel and his offering,  
5 but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.
6 So the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?
7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is1 for you, but you should rule over it.”  
8 Now Cain1 talked with Abel his brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and akilled him.  
9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, a“I do not know. Am I bmy brother’s keeper?”  
Verse Comparison: Genesis 4:2

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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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