Genesis

Genesis 4:2–3

²Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel.

Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil. ³So in the course of time, Cain brought some of the fruit of the soil as an offering to the LORD,

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Genesis 4:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Later	וַתֹּ֣סֶף	wat·tō·sep̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3254 add
she gave birth	לָלֶ֔דֶת	lā·le·ḏeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
to	אָחִ֖יו	’ā·ḥîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
Abel	הָ֑בֶל	hā·ḇel	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1893 Hebel
Now	וַֽיְהִי־	way·hî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
Abel	הֶ֙בֶל֙	he·ḇel	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1893 Hebel
was	הָיָ֖ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a keeper	רֹ֣עֵה	rō·‘êh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
of sheep	צֹ֔אן	ṣōn	Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
while Cain	וְקַ֕יִן	wə·qa·yin	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7014 Cain
was a tiller	עֹבֵ֥ד	‘ō·ḇêḏ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H5647 work, serve
of the soil	אֲדָמָֽה׃	’ă·ḏā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land

Genesis 4:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So in the course	מִקֵּ֣ץ	miq·qêṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7093 end
of time	יָמִ֑ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
Cain	קַ֜יִן	qa·yin	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7014 Cain
brought	וַיָּבֵ֨א	way·yā·ḇê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
some of the fruit	מִפְּרִ֧י	mip·pə·rî	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6529 fruit
of the soil	הָֽאֲדָמָ֛ה	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
as an offering	מִנְחָ֖ה	min·ḥāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4503 gift, tribute, offering
to the LORD	לַֽיהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

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Genesis 4:2 1 John 3:12 · 1 John 3:15 · Luke 11:51 · John 8:44 · Genesis 47:3 · 1 John 3:10

Genesis 4:3 Numbers 18:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.