Genesis 4:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Genesis 4:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 4:20 in 7 Bible Translations

Read Genesis 4:20 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Genesis 4:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.”

Genesis 4:20 — World English Bible

Genesis 4:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle.”

Genesis 4:20 — American Standard Version

Genesis 4:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Adah beareth Jabal, he hath been father of those inhabiting tents and purchased possessions;”

Genesis 4:20 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 4:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Adah bore Jabal: he was the father of those who dwell in tents, and [breed] cattle. ”

Genesis 4:20 — Darby Translation

Genesis 4:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Adah bare Iabal, who was the father of such as dwell in the tents, and of such as haue cattell.”

Genesis 4:20 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 4:20 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those dwelling in tents and having livestock.”

Genesis 4:20 — The Living Sword

Genesis 4:20 in Context — Genesis 4

18 And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.

19 And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

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

21 And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.

22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubal–cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal–cain was Naamah.

Read the full chapter: Genesis 4 →

What Does Genesis 4:20 Mean?

Genesis 4:20 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free