Genesis 4:20

Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the first ¹  of those who live in tents and keep ²  livestock.

Ge 4:2; Ge 4:21; Ge 25:27; 1Ch 2:50-52; 1Ch 4:4,5; Jer 35:9,10; Joh 8:44; Ro 4:11,12; Heb 11:9

¹ tn Heb “father.” In this passage the word “father” means “founder,” referring to the first to establish such lifestyles and occupations.

² tn The word “keep” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation. Other words that might be supplied instead are “tend,” “raise” (NIV), or “have” (NRSV).