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Genesis 4:2
New King James Version
Genesis 4:2
New King James Version
2 Then she bore again, this time his brother [a]Abel. Now (A)Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
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- Genesis 4:2 Lit. Breath or Nothing
Genesis 4:2
New International Version
Genesis 4:2
New International Version
Genesis 4:2
English Standard Version
Genesis 4:2
English Standard Version
2 And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a worker of the ground.
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Genesis 4:2
King James Version
Genesis 4:2
King James Version
2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
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Genesis 4:2
New American Standard Bible
Genesis 4:2
New American Standard Bible
2 And again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now (A)Abel was (B)a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a cultivator of the ground.
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