2And she further bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a shepherd, but Cain was a husbandman.


In Context

1 And Man knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have acquired a man with Jehovah.

2 And she further bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a shepherd, but Cain was a husbandman.

3 And in process of time it came to pass that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering to Jehovah.

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

Genesis 4:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:2And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:2Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:2And again she brought forth his brother Abel. And Abel was a shepherd, and Cain a husbandman.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:2And again she bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:2And again she bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:2And she again bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:2Again she gave birth, to Cain's brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:2and she addeth to bear his brother, even Abel. And Abel is feeding a flock, and Cain hath been servant of the ground.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:2And she again bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.