Genesis 4:2 Go deeper

And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. (KJV)

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וַתֹּ֣סֶףva.To.sefand she repeated

Lemma: יָסַף (ya.saph) · Strong's: H3254G

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhw3fs)

Meaning: to add: again

Used 120 times. Also: Genesis 4:12, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 18:29, Genesis 38:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3254G; TAHOT Genesis 4:2 word 1

לָלֶ֔דֶתla.Le.detto give birth to

Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to beget

Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:18, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3205; TAHOT Genesis 4:2 word 2

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 4:2 word 3

אָחִ֖יו'a.Chivbrother his

Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: brother: male-sibling

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT Genesis 4:2 word 4

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 4:2 word 5

הָ֑בֶלHa.velAbel

Lemma: הֶ֫בֶל (he.vel) · Strong's: H1893

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Abel

Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1893; TAHOT Genesis 4:2 word 6

וַֽיְהִי\־vay.hi-and he was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 4:2 word 7

הֶ֙בֶל֙he.velAbel

Lemma: הֶ֫בֶל (he.vel) · Strong's: H1893

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Abel

Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1893; TAHOT Genesis 4:2 word 8

רֹ֣עֵהRo.'eha herder of

Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7462B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)

Meaning: to pasture

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 13:7, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 26:20, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:9, Genesis 30:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7462B; TAHOT Genesis 4:2 word 9

צֹ֔אןTzonsheep

Lemma: צֹאן (tson) · Strong's: H6629G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: flock

Used 271 times. Also: Genesis 4:4, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27, Genesis 21:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6629G; TAHOT Genesis 4:2 word 10

וְקַ֕יִןve.Ka.yinand Cain

Lemma: קַ֫יִן (qa.yin) · Strong's: H7014B

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Cain

Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7014B; TAHOT Genesis 4:2 word 11

הָיָ֖הha.Yahhe was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 4:2 word 12

עֹבֵ֥ד'o.Veda tiller of

Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)

Meaning: to serve: labour

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 4:12, Exodus 20:9, Exodus 34:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5647I; TAHOT Genesis 4:2 word 13

אֲדָמָֽה\׃'a.da.Mah[the] ground

Lemma: אֲדָמָה (a.da.mah) · Strong's: H0127G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: soil

Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 1:25, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0127G; TAHOT Genesis 4:2 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Later	→	יָסַף H3254G to add: again
she gave birth	→	יָלַד H3205 to beget
to [Cain’s] brother	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
Abel	→	הֶ֫בֶל H1893 Abel
Now	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
Abel	→	הֶ֫בֶל H1893 Abel
was	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
a keeper	→	רָעָה H7462B to pasture
of sheep	→	צֹאן H6629G flock
while Cain	→	קַ֫יִן H7014B Cain
was a tiller	→	עָבַד H5647I to serve: labour
of the soil	→	אֲדָמָה H0127G land: soil

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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