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2 Later she gave birth to his brother Abel.
Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil.
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2 And again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a cultivator of the ground.
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2 And [later] she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept the flocks [of sheep and goats], but Cain cultivated the ground.
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2 Later 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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2 And again she bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
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2 And againe she brought foorth his brother Habel, and Habel was a keeper of sheepe, and Kain was a tiller of the ground.
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2 Again she gave birth, to Cain’s brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
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2 Later she gave birth to his brother Abel.
Abel took care of sheep. Cain farmed the land.
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2 Some time later, Eve gave birth to Cain's brother. She called him Abel. When they had grown to become men, Abel took care of sheep. Cain worked on the land as a farmer.
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2 and she adds to bear his brother, even Abel. And Abel is feeding a flock, and Cain has been servant of the ground.
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