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Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular">Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3205: 1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to bear, bring forth <BR> 1a1a) of child birth <BR> 1a1b) of distress (simile) <BR> 1a1c) of wicked (behaviour) <BR> 1a2) to beget <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be born <BR> 1c) (Piel) <BR> 1c1) to cause or help to bring forth <BR> 1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife <BR> 1c3) midwife (participle) <BR> 1d) (Pual) to be born <BR> 1e) (Hiphil) <BR> 1e1) to beget (a child) <BR> 1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity) <BR> 1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive) <BR> 1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)">3205</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3205 -- Occurrence 3 of 497">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לָלֶ֔דֶת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/laledet_3205.htm" title="la·Le·det,: gave -- Occurrence 1 of 4.">lā-le-ḏeṯ,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">bore [this time]</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct">Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative">853</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 853 -- Occurrence 51 of 11050">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶת־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/et_853.htm" title="'et-: - -- Occurrence 34 of 7034.">’eṯ-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">-</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Direct object marker">DirObjM</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 251: 1) brother <BR> 1a) brother of same parents <BR> 1b) half-brother (same father)<BR> 1c) relative, kinship, same tribe <BR> 1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship) <BR> 1e) (fig.) of resemblance">251</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 251 -- Occurrence 1 of 630">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אָחִ֖יו<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/achiv_251.htm" title="'a·Chiv: to his brother -- Occurrence 1 of 88.">’ā-ḥîw</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">his brother</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct :: third person masculine singular">N-msc | 3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative">853</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 853 -- Occurrence 52 of 11050">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶת־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/et_853.htm" title="'et-: - -- Occurrence 35 of 7034.">’eṯ-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">-</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Direct object marker">DirObjM</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1893.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1893: Abel = 'breath'<BR> 1) second son of Adam and Eve, killed by his brother Cain">1893</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1893.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1893 -- Occurrence 1 of 8">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הָ֑בֶל<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/havel_1893.htm" title="Ha·vel;: Abel -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">hā-ḇel;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Abel</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) ----- <BR> 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass <BR> 1a1b) to come about, come to pass <BR> 1a2) to come into being, become <BR> 1a2a) to arise, appear, come <BR> 1a2b) to become <BR> 1a2b1) to become <BR> 1a2b2) to become like <BR> 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established <BR> 1a3) to be <BR> 1a3a) to exist, be in existence <BR> 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) <BR> 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) <BR> 1a3d) to accompany, be with <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about <BR> 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone">1961</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1961 -- Occurrence 38 of 3561">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַֽיְהִי־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vayhi_1961.htm" title="vay·hi-: become -- Occurrence 21 of 781.">way-hî-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">And was</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1893.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1893: Abel = 'breath'<BR> 1) second son of Adam and Eve, killed by his brother Cain">1893</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1893.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1893 -- Occurrence 2 of 8">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הֶ֙בֶל֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hevel_1893.htm" title="he·vel: and Abel -- Occurrence 1 of 6.">he-ḇel</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Abel</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7462.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7462: 1) to pasture, tend, graze, feed <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to tend, pasture <BR> 1a1a) to shepherd <BR> 1a1b) of ruler, teacher (fig) <BR> 1a1c) of people as flock (fig) <BR> 1a1d) shepherd, herdsman (subst) <BR> 1a2) to feed, graze <BR> 1a2a) of cows, sheep etc (literal) <BR> 1a2b) of idolater, Israel as flock (fig) <BR> 1b) (Hiphil) shepherd, shepherdess <BR> 2) to associate with, be a friend of (meaning probable) <BR> 2a) (Qal) to associate with <BR> 2b) (Hithpael) to be companions <BR> 3) (Piel) to be a special friend">7462</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7462.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7462 -- Occurrence 1 of 164">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">רֹ֣עֵה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/roeh_7462.htm" title="Ro·'eh: was a keeper -- Occurrence 1 of 26.">rō-‘êh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">a keeper</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct">V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6629: 1) small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks <BR> 1a) small cattle (usually of sheep and goats) <BR> 1b) of multitude (simile) <BR> 1c) of multitude (metaphor)">6629</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6629 -- Occurrence 1 of 274">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">צֹ֔אן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tzon_6629.htm" title="Tzon,: of flocks -- Occurrence 1 of 72.">ṣōn,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of sheep</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - common singular">N-cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7014.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7014: Cain = 'possession'<BR> n pr m <BR> 1) eldest son of Adam and Eve and the first murderer having murdered his brother Abel <BR> Kenite = 'smiths' <BR> n pr gent <BR> 2) the tribe from which the father-in-law of Moses was a member and which lived in the area between southern Palestine and the mountains of Sinai">7014</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7014.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7014 -- Occurrence 2 of 18">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְקַ֕יִן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vekayin_7014.htm" title="ve·Ka·yin: Cain -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">wə-qa-yin</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">but Cain</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - proper - masculine singular">Conj-w | N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) ----- <BR> 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass <BR> 1a1b) to come about, come to pass <BR> 1a2) to come into being, become <BR> 1a2a) to arise, appear, come <BR> 1a2b) to become <BR> 1a2b1) to become <BR> 1a2b2) to become like <BR> 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established <BR> 1a3) to be <BR> 1a3a) to exist, be in existence <BR> 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) <BR> 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) <BR> 1a3d) to accompany, be with <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about <BR> 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone">1961</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1961 -- Occurrence 39 of 3561">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הָיָ֖ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hayah_1961.htm" title="ha·Yah: become -- Occurrence 3 of 334.">hā-yāh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">was</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular">V-Qal-Perf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5647: 1) to work, serve <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to labour, work, do work <BR> 1a2) to work for another, serve another by labour <BR> 1a3) to serve as subjects <BR> 1a4) to serve (God) <BR> 1a5) to serve (with Levitical service) <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be worked, be tilled (of land) <BR> 1b2) to make oneself a servant <BR> 1c) (Pual) to be worked <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) <BR> 1d1) to compel to labour or work, cause to labour, cause to serve <BR> 1d2) to cause to serve as subjects <BR> 1e) (Hophal) to be led or enticed to serve">5647</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5647 -- Occurrence 4 of 289">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עֹבֵ֥ד<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/oved_5647.htm" title="'o·Ved: was a tiller -- Occurrence 1 of 8.">‘ō-ḇêḏ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">a tiller</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct">V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 127: 1) ground, land <BR> 1a) ground (as general, tilled, yielding sustenance) <BR> 1b) piece of ground, a specific plot of land <BR> 1c) earth substance (for building or constructing) <BR> 1d) ground as earth's visible surface <BR> 1e) land, territory, country <BR> 1f) whole inhabited earth <BR> 1g) city in Naphtali">127</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 127 -- Occurrence 10 of 225">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֲדָמָֽה׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/adamah_127.htm" title="'a·da·Mah.: of the ground -- Occurrence 1 of 11.">’ă-ḏā-māh.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of the ground</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular">N-fs</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <br /><br /> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /><div class="vheading2">Hebrew Texts</div><div align="right"><span class="toptext"><a href="//study.interlinearbible.org/genesis/4.htm">Genesis 4:2 Hebrew Study Bible</a> (<a href="//apostolic.interlinearbible.org/genesis/4.htm">Apostolic</a> / <a href="//interlinearbible.org/genesis/4.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:rtl"><span class="hebrew"><span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3254.htm" title="vat·to·sef: Again -- 3254: to add">וַתֹּ֣סֶף</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3205.htm" title="la·le·det,: gave -- 3205: to bear, bring forth, beget">לָלֶ֔דֶת</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/853.htm" title="et-: -- 853: untranslatable mark of the accusative case.">אֶת־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/251.htm" title="a·chiv: to his brother -- 251: a brother">אָחִ֖יו</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/853.htm" title="et-: -- 853: untranslatable mark of the accusative case.">אֶת־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1893.htm" title="ha·vel;: Abel -- 1893: the second son of Adam">הָ֑בֶל</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1961.htm" title="vay·hi-: become -- 1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, be">וַֽיְהִי־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1893.htm" title="he·vel: and Abel -- 1893: the second son of Adam">הֶ֙בֶל֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7462.htm" title="ro·'eh: was a keeper -- 7462: to pasture, tend, graze">רֹ֣עֵה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6629.htm" title="tzon,: of flocks -- 6629: small cattle, sheep and goats, flock">צֹ֔אן</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7014.htm" title="ve·ka·yin: Cain -- 7014: a city in S. Judah">וְקַ֕יִן</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1961.htm" title="ha·yah: become -- 1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, be">הָיָ֖ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5647.htm" title="o·ved: was a tiller -- 5647: to work, serve">עֹבֵ֥ד</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/127.htm" title="a·da·mah.: of the ground -- 127: ground, land">אֲדָמָֽה׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/genesis/4.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3254.htm" title="yacaph (yaw-saf') -- add, X again, X any more, X cease, X come more, + conceive again, continue, exceed">And she again</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3205.htm" title="yalad (yaw-lad') -- bear, beget, birth((-day)), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child">bare</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/251.htm" title="'ach (awkh) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other">his brother</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1893.htm" title="Hebel (heh'-bel) -- Abel">Abel</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1893.htm" title="Hebel (heh'-bel) -- Abel">And Abel</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7462.htm" title="ra'ah (raw-aw') -- X break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend">was a keeper</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6629.htm" title="tso'n (tsone) -- (small) cattle, flock (+ -s), lamb (+ -s), sheep((-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds))">of sheep</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7014.htm" title="Qayin (kah'-yin) -- Cain, Kenite(-s)">but Cain</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5647.htm" title="abad (aw-bad') -- X be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute">was a tiller</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/127.htm" title="'adamah (ad-aw-maw') -- country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land">of the ground</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/4.htm">בראשית 4:2 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וַתֹּ֣סֶף לָלֶ֔דֶת אֶת־אָחִ֖יו אֶת־הָ֑בֶל וַֽיְהִי־הֶ֙בֶל֙ רֹ֣עֵה צֹ֔אן וְקַ֕יִן הָיָ֖ה עֹבֵ֥ד אֲדָמָֽה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/4.htm">בראשית 4:2 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ותסף ללדת את־אחיו את־הבל ויהי־הבל רעה צאן וקין היה עבד אדמה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/4.htm">בראשית 4:2 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ותסף ללדת את־אחיו את־הבל ויהי־הבל רעה צאן וקין היה עבד אדמה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/4.htm">בראשית 4:2 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ותסף ללדת את אחיו את הבל ויהי הבל רעה צאן וקין היה עבד אדמה׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/genesis/4-2.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/4.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />Again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then she also gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel became a shepherd of flocks, but Cain worked the ground. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">Abel. Heb. Hebel. And Abel.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/30-29.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 30:29-31</span> And he said to him, You know how I have served you, and how your …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/37-13.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 37:13</span> And Israel said to Joseph, Do not your brothers feed the flock in …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/46-32.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 46:32-34</span> And the men are shepherds, for their trade has been to feed cattle; …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/47-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 47:3</span> And Pharaoh said to his brothers, What is your occupation? And they …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/exodus/3-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Exodus 3:1</span> Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/78-70.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 78:70-72</span> He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/amos/7-15.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Amos 7:15</span> And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said to …</a></p><p class="hdg">a keeper. Heb. a feeder.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/4-25.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 4:25,26</span> And Adam knew his wife again; and she bore a son, and called his …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/127-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 127:3</span> See, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/john/8-44.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">John 8:44</span> You are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father you …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_john/3-10.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 John 3:10,12,15</span> In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the …</a></p><p class="hdg">tiller.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/3-23.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 3:23</span> Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/9-20.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 9:20</span> And Noah began to be an farmer, and he planted a vineyard:</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/genesis/4-2.htm">Genesis 4:2</a> • <a href="/niv/genesis/4-2.htm">Genesis 4:2 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/genesis/4-2.htm">Genesis 4:2 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/genesis/4-2.htm">Genesis 4:2 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/genesis/4-2.htm">Genesis 4:2 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/genesis/4-2.htm">Genesis 4:2 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/4-2.htm">Genesis 4:2 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/4-2.htm">Genesis 4:2 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/4-2.htm">Genesis 4:2 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/4-2.htm">Genesis 4:2 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/genesis/4-2.htm">Genesis 4:2 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../genesis/4-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Genesis 4:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Genesis 4:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../genesis/4-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Genesis 4:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Genesis 4:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>