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By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaks.
Reference
Hebrew: ʻim
{adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)}
Greek: ἐλπίς (elpís)
expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence
Greek: Ἄβελ (Ábel)
Abel, the son of Adam
Hebrew: ʼÂbêl
Abel, the name of two places in Palestine.
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Greek: ἄλλος (állos)
"else," i.e. different (in many applications)
Greek: μεγαλοπρεπής (megaloprepḗs)
befitting greatness or magnificence (majestic)
Hebrew: ʼaddîyr
wide or (generally) large; figuratively, powerful
Greek: θυσία (thysía)
sacrifice (the act or the victim, literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: dᵉbach
a sacrifice
Greek: ἤπερ (ḗper)
than at all (or than perhaps, than indeed)
Greek: Κάϊν (Káïn)
Cain, (i.e. Cajin), the son of Adam
Hebrew: Qayin
Kajin, the name of the first child, also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribe
Hebrew: ʻim
{adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)}
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Hebrew: ʻêd
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Hebrew: nêdeh
a bounty (for prostitution)
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Hebrew: ʻim
{adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)}
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ἀπογενόμενος (apogenómenos)
absent, i.e. deceased (figuratively, renounced)
Greek: ἀκμήν (akmḗn)
adverbially, just now, i.e. still
Hebrew: ʻăden
till now
Parallel theme
Hebrews 12:24
Genesis 4:10
Jude 1:11
Genesis 4:8
Genesis 4:15
Hebrews 9:22
Righteousness
Matthew 23:35
Sacrifice
Proverbs 15:8
Leviticus 9:24
Witness
Hebrews 12:1
Verse Explanation
Abel offered God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain because his offering was presented in faith, and although Abel died, his faithful example continues to speak to later generations.
History
Early human history: Abel and Cain belong to the earliest generation described after Adam and Eve in Genesis.