Again she gave birth, to Kayin's brother Hevel. Hevel was a keeper of sheep, but Kayin was a tiller of the ground.
Genesis 4:3 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) As time passed, it happened that Kayin brought an offering to the LORD from the fruit of the ground. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And in the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground. American Standard Version (1901) And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto Jehovah. Common English Bible Some time later, Cain presented an offering to the LORD from the land’s crops Catholic Public Domain Version Then it happened, after many days, that Cain offered gifts to the Lord, from the fruits of the earth. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And it came to pass after many days, that Cain offered, of the fruits of the earth, gifts to the Lord. |
Again she gave birth, to Kayin's brother Hevel. Hevel was a keeper of sheep, but Kayin was a tiller of the ground.
Hevel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of the fat of it. The LORD respected Hevel and his offering,
It happened after a while, that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
But in all this [time] I was not at Yerushalayim; for in the two and thirtieth year of Artachshasta king of Bavel I went to the king: and after certain days asked I leave of the king,
All the best of the oil, and all the best of the vintage, and of the grain, the first fruits of them which they give to the LORD, to you have I given them.
Woe to them! For they went in the way of Kayin, and ran riotously in the error of Bil`am for hire, and perished in Korach's rebellion.