Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil.
Genesis 4:3 - New International Version (Anglicised) In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord. 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. |
Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil.
But Abel also brought an offering – fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favour on Abel and his offering,
Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.
But while all this was going on, I was not in Jerusalem, for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I had returned to the king. Some time later I asked his permission
‘I give you all the finest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain they give to the Lord as the firstfruits of their harvest.
Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain; they have rushed for profit into Balaam’s error; they have been destroyed in Korah’s rebellion.