Genesis 4:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 4:4

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 4:4

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American Standard Version
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And Jehovah had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

Amplified® Bible
And Abel brought of the firstborn of his flock and of the fat portions. And the Lord had respect {and} regard for Abel and for his offering,

Contemporary English Version
and Abel also gave an offering to the LORD. He killed the first-born lamb from one of his sheep and gave the LORD the best parts of it. The LORD was pleased with Abel and his offering,

Darby English Version
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock, and of their fat. And Jehovah looked upon Abel, and on his offering;

Good News Bible
Then Abel brought the first lamb born to one of his sheep, killed it, and gave the best parts of it as an offering. The LORD was pleased with Abel and his offering,

King James Version
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

New American Standard Bible
Abel, on his part also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And the LORD had regard for Abel and for his offering;

New International Version
But Abel brought fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,

New King James Version
Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the LORD respected Abel and his offering,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Abel, on his part also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions And the LORD had regard for Abel and for his offering;

Revised Standard Version
and Abel brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And the LORD had regard for Abel and his offering,

Young's Literal Translation
and Abel, he hath brought, he also, from the female firstlings of his flock, even from their fat ones; and Jehovah looketh unto Abel and unto his present,

New English Translation
But Abel brought¹ some of the firstborn of his flock – even the fattest² of them. And the Lord was pleased with³ Abel and his offering,

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