Genesis 4:20

“And Adah bare Iabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as haue cattell.”

1611 King James Version (KJV)




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Other Translations for Genesis 4:20

And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and [of such as have] cattle.
- King James Version

Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and {have} livestock.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents and `have' cattle.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And Adah gave birth to Jabal: he was the father of such as are living in tents and keep cattle.
- Basic English Bible

And Adah bore Jabal: he was the father of those who dwell in tents, and [breed] cattle.
- Darby Bible

And Adah bore Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
- Webster's Bible

Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.
- World English Bible

And Adah beareth Jabal, he hath been father of those inhabiting tents and purchased possessions;
- Youngs Literal Bible

And Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

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