OET interlinear GEN 4:20

uW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠תֵּ֥לֶד עָדָ֖ה

and=she/it_gave_birth ˊĀdāh

Alternate translation: “Adah had”

אֶת יָבָ֑ל

DOM Jabal

Alternate translation: “a son whose name was Jabal.”

ה֣וּא הָיָ֔ה

he/it it_became

Consider whether or not it is best in your language to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: “who was” or “who grew up and became”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אֲבִ֕י יֹשֵׁ֥ב

father_of was_sitting

The phrase father of is used here as an idiom that means Jabal was the first person to do these things. He originated this way of living, and many people after him followed his example. Alternate translation: “the first of all people who”

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

יֹשֵׁ֥ב אֹ֖הֶל

was_sitting tent/house

A tent is a portable living place that has walls made of cloth or animal skins and is held up by poles. Tents are used by people who need to take their home with them as they move from place to place, often to find food and water for themselves and their livestock. If people in your language area are not familiar with tents, you could include some of the above information in a footnote. Alternate translation: “are tent dwellers” or “live in portable shelters”

וּ⁠מִקְנֶֽה

and=livestock/cattle

The term livestock includes all kinds of domestic animals, such as cows, sheep, goats, camels, and donkeys. See how you translated livestock in Gen 1:24-26; 2:20, 3:14. Alternate translation: “and raise animals for a living.”