Genesis 4:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Adahעָדָ֖ה
(a·dah)
5711: two non-Isr. womenfrom adah
gave birthוַתֵּ֥לֶד
(vat·te·led)
3205: to bear, bring forth, begeta prim. root
to Jabal;יָבָ֑ל
(ya·val;)
2989: a son of Lamechfrom yabal
he was the fatherאֲבִ֕י
(a·vi)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
of those who dwellיֹשֵׁ֥ב
(yo·shev)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
in tentsאֹ֖הֶל
(o·hel)
168: a tentfrom an unused word
and [have] livestock.וּמִקְנֶֽה׃
(u·mik·neh.)
4735: cattlefrom qanah


















KJV Lexicon
And Adah
`Adah  (aw-daw')
ornament; Adah, the name of two women -- Adah.
bare
yalad  (yaw-lad')
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
Jabal
Yabal  (yaw-bawl')
Jabal, an antediluvian -- Jabal.
he was the father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
of such as dwell
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
in tents
'ohel  (o'-hel)
a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) -- covering, (dwelling)(place), home, tabernacle, tent.
and of such as have cattle
miqneh  (mik-neh')
something bought, i.e. property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition -- cattle, flock, herd, possession, purchase, substance.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.

King James Bible
And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of the nomadic herdsmen.

International Standard Version
Adah gave birth to Jabal, who became the ancestor of those who live in tents and herd livestock.

NET Bible
Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the first of those who live in tents and keep livestock.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Adah gave birth to Jabal. He was the first person to live in tents and have livestock.

King James 2000 Bible
And Adah bore Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
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