Genesis

Genesis 4:2

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

Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.