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Genesis 4:2

Then she bore again, this time his brother 2Abel. Now aAbel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

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Genesis 4:2 — The New International Version (NIV)

Later she gave birth to his brother Abel.

Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil.

Genesis 4:2 — English Standard Version (ESV)

And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a worker of the ground.

Genesis 4:2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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

Genesis 4:2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Later she gave birth to his brother and named him Abel.

When they grew up, Abel became a shepherd, while Cain cultivated the ground.

Genesis 4:2 — New Century Version (NCV)

After that, Eve gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Abel took care of flocks, and Cain became a farmer.

Genesis 4:2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Genesis 4:2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Genesis 4:2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Then she gave birth to another child, Abel, Cain’s brother. Abel was a shepherd, and Cain was a farmer. 

Genesis 4:2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Then she also gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel became a shepherd of flocks, but Cain worked the ground.

Genesis 4:2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Next she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a tiller of the ground.

Genesis 4:2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Then she bore his brother Abel. And Abel became a keeper of sheep, and Cain became a tiller of the ground.

Genesis 4:2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Later she gave birth to his brother Abel.

Abel took care of sheep. Cain worked the ground.

Genesis 4:2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.


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