genesis_4:20
Genesis 4:20
| Hebrew |
וַתֵּ֥לֶד עָדָ֖ה אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( יָבָ֑ל ה֣וּא הָיָ֔הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה hebrew The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament. This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence. * It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2 אֲבִ֕י יֹשֵׁ֥ב אֹ֖הֶל וּמִקְנֶֽה |
| ESV |
Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.
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| NIV |
Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock.
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| NLT |
Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the first of those who raise livestock and live in tents.
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| LXX |
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” ἔτεκεν Αδα τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article Ιωβελ οὗτοςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὗτος / αὕτη /τοῦτο greek Meaning: * These or this * This one, this person, this thing * They or he or she or it Demonstrative pronoun. οὗτος usually refers to something close to the speaker — “this” as opposed to ἐκεῖνος (John 9:161 John 5:111 Corinthians 15:501 John 4:9John 5:1Matthew 3:17John 7:26Luke 22:19 ἦνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί greek εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”). It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g. ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article πατὴρ οἰκούντων ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. σκηναῖς κτηνοτρόφων |
| KJV |
And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
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