Translations
Louis Segond 1910
Elle enfanta encore son frère Abel. Abel fut berger, et Caïn fut laboureur.
KJV
And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
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