KJV King James Version
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
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Genesis 4:4
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
while Abel brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock. And the LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,
WEB World English Bible
Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of its fat. Yahweh respected Abel and his offering,
ASV American Standard Version
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And Jehovah had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Abel, he hath brought, he also, from the female firstlings of his flock, even from their fat ones; and Jehovah looketh unto Abel and unto his present,
Surrounding context — Genesis 4
1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
6 And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee [shall be] his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְהֶ֨בֶלH1893 · he.velAbelהֵבִ֥יאH935 · boto come (in): comeגַם־H1571 · gamalsoה֛וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itמִבְּכֹר֥וֹתH1060 · be.khorfirstbornצֹאנ֖וֹH6629 · tsonflockוּמֵֽחֶלְבֵהֶ֑ןH2459 · che.levfatוַיִּ֣שַׁעH8159 · sha.ahto gazeיְהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הֶ֖בֶלH1893 · he.velAbelוְאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)מִנְחָתֽוֹ׃H4503 · min.chahoffering
Cross-references
Hebrews 11:4By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.Proverbs 3:9Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:Exodus 13:12That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males [shall be] the LORD’S.Numbers 18:17But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they [are] holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat [for] an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD.1 Peter 1:19-20But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:Leviticus 3:16-17And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: [it is] the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat [is] the LORD’S.Hebrews 9:22And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.2 Chronicles 7:1Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD filled the house.Psalm 20:3Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.Genesis 15:17And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.1 Chronicles 21:26And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the LORD; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering.Leviticus 9:24And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: [which] when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.Numbers 18:12All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto the LORD, them have I given thee.Revelation 13:8And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.Judges 6:21Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that [was] in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.Numbers 16:35And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.1 Kings 18:38Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that [was] in the trench.1 Kings 18:24And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.
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