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Genesis 4:4
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KJ21
And Abel also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering;
ASV
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:
AMP
But Abel brought [an offering of] the [finest] firstborn of his flock and the fat portions. And the Lord had respect (regard) for Abel and for his offering;
AMPC
And Abel brought of the firstborn of his flock and of the fat portions. And the Lord had respect and regard for Abel and for his offering,
BRG
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:
CSB
And Abel also presented an offering—some of the firstborn of his flock and their fat portions. The Lord had regard for Abel and his offering,
CSBA
And Abel also presented an offering – some of the firstborn of his flock and their fat portions. The Lord had regard for Abel and his offering,
CEB
while Abel presented his flock’s oldest offspring with their fat. The Lord looked favorably on Abel and his sacrifice
CJB
and Hevel too brought from the firstborn of his sheep, including their fat. Adonai accepted Hevel and his offering
CEV
and Abel also gave an offering to the Lord. He killed the first-born lamb from one of his sheep and gave the Lord the best parts of it. The Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering,
DARBY
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock, and of their fat. And Jehovah looked upon Abel, and on his offering;
DRA
Abel also offered of the firstlings of his flock, and of their fat: and the Lord had respect to Abel, and to his offerings.
ERV
At harvest time, Cain brought a gift to the Lord. He brought some of the food that he grew from the ground, but Abel brought some animals from his flock. He chose some of his best sheep and brought the best parts from them. The Lord accepted Abel and his gift.
EASY
But Abel brought to God some of the first lambs that his sheep had given birth to. He brought pieces of fat from the best of his lambs to offer them to God. Abel and his gift pleased the Lord.
EHV
Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and their fat portions. The Lord looked favorably on Abel and his offering,
ESV
and Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering,
ESVUK
and Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering,
EXB
Abel brought the ·best parts [fat portions; Lev. 3:16] from some of the firstborn of his flock [Heb. 11:4]. The Lord ·accepted [looked with favor on] Abel and his ·gift [tribute],
GNV
And Abel also himself brought of the firstfruits of his sheep, and of the fat of them, and the Lord had respect unto Abel, and to his offering,
GW
Abel also brought some choice parts of the firstborn animals from his flock. The Lord approved of Abel and his offering,
GNT
Then Abel brought the first lamb born to one of his sheep, killed it, and gave the best parts of it as an offering. The Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering,
HCSB
And Abel also presented an offering—some of the firstborn of his flock and their fat portions. The Lord had regard for Abel and his offering,
ICB
Abel brought the best parts of his best sheep. The Lord accepted Abel and his gift.
ISV
while Abel brought the best parts of some of the firstborn from his flock. The Lord looked favorably upon Abel and his offering,
JUB
And Abel, he also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD looked upon Abel and his present,
KJV
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:
AKJV
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:
LSB
Abel, on his part, also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And Yahweh had regard for Abel and for his offering;
LEB
and Abel also brought an offering from the choicest firstlings of his flock. And Yahweh looked with favor to Abel and to his offering,
TLB
and Abel brought the fatty cuts of meat from his best lambs, and presented them to the Lord. And the Lord accepted Abel’s offering,
MSG
Time passed. Cain brought an offering to God from the produce of his farm. Abel also brought an offering, but from the firstborn animals of his herd, choice cuts of meat. God liked Abel and his offering, but Cain and his offering didn’t get his approval. Cain lost his temper and went into a sulk.
MEV
Abel also brought the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord had respect for Abel and for his offering,
NOG
Abel also brought some choice parts of the firstborn animals from his flock. Yahweh approved of Abel and his offering,
NABRE
while Abel, for his part, brought the fatty portion of the firstlings of his flock. The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering,
NASB
Abel, on his part also brought an offering, from the firstborn of his flock and from their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering;
NASB1995
Abel, on his part also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and for his offering;
NCB
and Abel offered the firstborn of his flock and their fat offerings. The Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering,
NCV
Abel brought the best parts from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord accepted Abel and his gift,
NET
But Abel brought some of the firstborn of his flock—even the fattest of them. And the Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering,
NIRV
And Abel also brought an offering. He brought the fattest parts of some animals from his flock. They were the first animals born to their mothers. The Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering.
NIV
And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering,
NIVUK
But Abel also brought an offering – fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favour on Abel and his offering,
NKJV
Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord respected Abel and his offering,
NLV
But Abel brought a gift of the first-born of his flocks and of the fat parts. The Lord showed favor to Abel and his gift.
NLT
Abel also brought a gift—the best portions of the firstborn lambs from his flock. The Lord accepted Abel and his gift,
NRSVA
and Abel for his part brought of the firstlings of his flock, their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering,
NRSVACE
and Abel for his part brought of the firstlings of his flock, their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering,
NRSVCE
and Abel for his part brought of the firstlings of his flock, their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering,
NRSVUE
and Abel for his part brought of the firstlings of his flock, their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering,
OJB
And Hevel, he also brought of the bechorot of his tzon and of the chelev thereof. And Hashem regarded [with favor, respect] unto Hevel and to his minchah:
RGT
And Abel also brought one from the firstfruits of his sheep (and from the fat of them). And the LORD had respect toward Abel, and to his offering.
RSV
and Abel brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering,
RSVCE
and Abel brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering,
TLV
while Abel—he also brought of the firstborn of his flock and their fat portions. Now Adonai looked favorably upon Abel and his offering,
VOICE
For his part of the offering, Abel gave God some tender lamb meat—the choicest cuts from the firstborn of his flock. The Eternal One accepted Abel and his gift of lamb,
WEB
Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of its fat. Yahweh respected Abel and his offering,
WYC
and Abel offered of the first engendered of his flock, and of the fatness of those. And the Lord beheld to Abel and to the gifts of him;
YLT
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,
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