4Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of its fat. Yahweh respected Abel and his offering,


In Context

1 The man knew Eve his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Cain, and said, |I have gotten a man with Yahweh's help.|

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

3 As time passed, it happened that Cain brought an offering to Yahweh from the fruit of the ground.

4 Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of its fat. Yahweh respected Abel and his offering,

5 but he didn't respect Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell.

6 Yahweh said to Cain, |Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen?

Genesis 4:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:4And 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:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:4But Abel brought fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:4Abel also offered of the firstlings of his flock, and of their fat: and the Lord had respect to Abel, and to his offerings.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:4And 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:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:4And 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:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:4And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock, and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect to Abel, and to his offering:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:4and 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,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:4And Abel, he also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect to Abel and to his offering: