Genesis 4:2
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.

Young's Literal Translation
and she addeth to bear his brother, even Abel. And Abel is feeding a flock, and Cain hath been servant of the ground.

King James Bible
And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

Hebrew
Later
וַתֹּ֣סֶף (wat·tō·sep̄)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 3254: To add, augment

she gave birth
לָלֶ֔דֶת (lā·le·ḏeṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

to [Cain’s] brother
אָחִ֖יו (’ā·ḥîw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

Abel.
הָ֑בֶל (hā·ḇel)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1893: Abel -- the second son of Adam

Now
וַֽיְהִי־ (way·hî-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

Abel
הֶ֙בֶל֙ (he·ḇel)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1893: Abel -- the second son of Adam

was
הָיָ֖ה (hā·yāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

a keeper
רֹ֣עֵה (rō·‘êh)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with

of sheep,
צֹ֔אן (ṣōn)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock

but Cain
וְקַ֕יִן (wə·qa·yin)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7014: Cain -- a city in southern Judah

was a tiller
עֹבֵ֥ד (‘ō·ḇêḏ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave

of the soil.
אֲדָמָֽה׃ (’ă·ḏā·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 127: Ground, land

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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