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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ותלד עדה את יבל הוא היה--אבי ישב אהל ומקנה
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vtld `dh At ybl hvA hyh--Aby ySHb Ahl vmqnh

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
genuitque Ada Iabel qui fuit pater habitantium in tentoriis atque pastorum

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And Adah bore Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And Adah bore Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
Authorized (King James) Version   
And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
New King James Version   
And Adah bore Jabal. He was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.
21st Century King James Version   
And Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents, and of those who have cattle.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle.
Darby Bible Translation   
And Adah bore Jabal: he was the father of those who dwell in tents, and breed cattle.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And Ada brought forth Jabel: who was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of herdsmen.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.
God's Word   
Adah gave birth to Jabal. He was the first person to live in tents and have livestock.
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.
New American Standard Bible   
Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.
New International Version   
Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock.
New Living Translation   
Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the first of those who raise livestock and live in tents.
Webster's Bible Translation   
And Adah bore Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
The World English Bible   
Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Adah gave birth to Jabal. Jabal became the father of people who live in tents and they take care of animals.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And Adah beareth Jabal, he hath been father of those inhabiting tents and purchased possessions;
New Life Version   
Adah gave birth to Jabal. He was the father of those who live in tents and have cattle.
The Voice Bible   
Adah gave birth to Jabal. His descendants are those who make their homes in tents and keep livestock.
Living Bible   
To Adah was born a baby named Jabal. He became the first of the cattlemen and those living in tents.
New Catholic Bible   
Adah bore Jabal, who was the forefather of those who live in tents and herd cattle.
Legacy Standard Bible   
And Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and have livestock.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and of those who have cattle.
Christian Standard Bible   
Adah bore Jabal; he was the first of the nomadic herdsmen.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have cattle and purchase possessions.
New Century Version   
Adah gave birth to Jabal, who became the first person to live in tents and raise cattle.
The Message   
Lamech married two wives, Adah and Zillah. Adah gave birth to Jabal, the ancestor of all who live in tents and herd cattle. His brother’s name was Jubal, the ancestor of all who play the lyre and flute. Zillah gave birth to Tubal-Cain, who worked at the forge making bronze and iron tools. Tubal-Cain’s sister was Naamah.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the predecessor of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Adah bore Jabal; he was the ancestor of those who live in tents and have livestock.
Good News Translation®   
Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the ancestor of those who raise livestock and live in tents.
Wycliffe Bible   
And Adah begat Jabal, that was the father of (the) dwellers in tents, and of shepherds;
Contemporary English Version   
Lamech and Adah had two sons, Jabal and Jubal. Their son Jabal was the first to live in tents and raise sheep and goats. Jubal was the first to play harps and flutes.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have cattle.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Adah bore Jabal; he was the ancestor of those who live in tents and have livestock.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Adah bore Jabal; he was the ancestor of those who live in tents and have livestock.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the ancestor of those who live in tents and own livestock.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Adah gave birth to Jabal; he became the father of those [nomadic herdsmen] who live in tents and have cattle and raise livestock.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Adah gave birth to Jabal, who became the ancestor of those who dwell in tents and keep livestock.
New American Standard Bible   
Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and have livestock.
The Expanded Bible   
Adah gave birth to Jabal, who ·became the first person to [L was the father of those who] live in tents and raise ·cattle [livestock].
Tree of Life Version   
Adah gave birth to Jabal—he was the pioneer of tent dwellers with livestock.
Revised Standard Version   
Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have cattle.
New International Reader's Version   
Adah gave birth to Jabal. He was the father of people who live in tents and raise livestock.
BRG Bible   
And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
Complete Jewish Bible   
‘Adah gave birth to Yaval; he was the ancestor of those who live in tents and have cattle.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Adah bore Jabal; he was the ancestor of those who live in tents and have livestock.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And Adah bore Yaval; he was the av of such as dwell in ohel, and have mikneh.
Names of God Bible   
Adah gave birth to Jabal. He was the first person to live in tents and have livestock.
Modern English Version   
Adah gave birth to Jabal. He was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.
Easy-to-Read Version   
Adah gave birth to Jabal. Jabal was the father of people who live in tents and earn their living by keeping cattle.
International Children’s Bible   
Adah gave birth to Jabal. He was the first person to live in tents and raise cattle.
Lexham English Bible   
And Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and those who have livestock.
New International Version - UK   
Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock.