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Genesis 4:20

NETBible	Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the first¹ of those who live in tents and keep² livestock.
NIV © biblegateway Gen 4:20	Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 4:20	Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.
NLT © biblegateway Gen 4:20	Adah gave birth to a baby named Jabal. He became the first of the herdsmen who live in tents.
MSG © biblegateway Gen 4:20	Adah gave birth to Jabal, the ancestor of all who live in tents and herd cattle.
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 4:20	And Adah gave birth to Jabal: he was the father of such as are living in tents and keep cattle.
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 4:20	Adah bore Jabal; he was the ancestor of those who live in tents and have livestock.
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 4:20	And Adah bore Jabal. He was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.
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KJV	And Adah <05711> bare <03205> (8799) Jabal <02989>_: he was the father <01> of such as dwell <03427> (8802) in tents <0168>_, and [of such as have] cattle <04735>_.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 4:20	Adah <05711> gave <03205> birth <03205> to Jabal <02989> ; he was the father <01> of those who dwell <03427> in tents <0168> and have livestock <04735> .
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ eteken <5088> V-AAI-3S ada {N-PRI} ton <3588> T-ASM iwbel {N-PRI} outov <3778> D-NSM hn <1510> V-IAI-3S o <3588> T-NSM pathr <3962> N-NSM oikountwn <3611> V-PAPGP en <1722> PREP skhnaiv <4633> N-DPF kthnotrofwn {A-GPN}
NET [draft] ITL	Adah <05711> gave birth <03205> to Jabal <02989> ; he <01931> was <01961> the first <01> of those who live in <03427> tents <0168> and keep livestock <04735> .
HEBREW	hnqmw <04735> lha <0168> bsy <03427> yba <01> hyh <01961> awh <01931> lby <02989> ta <0853> hde <05711> dltw (4:20) <03205>

NETBible

Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the first¹ of those who live in tents and keep² livestock.

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “father.” In this passage the word “father” means “founder,” referring to the first to establish such lifestyles and occupations.

²tn The word “keep” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation. Other words that might be supplied instead are “tend,” “raise” (NIV), or “have” (NRSV).