Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 4:2 Interlinear
“And she again bare his brother Abel Abel was a keeper of sheep but Cain was a tiller of the ground”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַתֹּ֣סֶף | H3254 | And she again | to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing) |
| 2 | לָלֶ֔דֶת | H3205 | bare | to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage |
| 3 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 4 | אָחִ֖יו | H251 | his brother | a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001]) |
| 5 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 6 | הֶ֙בֶל֙ | H1893 | Abel | abel (hebel), the son of adam |
| 7 | וַֽיְהִי | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 8 | הֶ֙בֶל֙ | H1893 | Abel | abel (hebel), the son of adam |
| 9 | רֹ֣עֵה | H7462 | was a keeper | to tend a flock; i.e., pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frie |
| 10 | צֹ֔אן | H6629 | of sheep | a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men) |
| 11 | וְקַ֕יִן | H7014 | but Cain | kajin, the name of the first child |
| 12 | הָיָ֖ה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 13 | עֹבֵ֥ד | H5647 | was a tiller | to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc |
| 14 | אֲדָמָֽה׃ | H127 | of the ground | soil (from its general redness) |
Verse Context
Genesis 4:1And Adam knew Eve his wife and she conceived...
Genesis 4:2 (current)And she again bare his brother Abel Abel was a keeper of sheep but Cain was a tiller of the ground
Genesis 4:3 And in process of time brought it came to pass that Cain of the fruit...