American Standard Version
Genesis 4:6
6And Jehovah said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
Genesis 4:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
- New International Version (NIV)Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast?
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord said to Cain, "Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen?
- New King James Version (NKJV)So the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?
Context of Genesis 4:6
4And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And Jehovah had respect unto Abel and to his offering: 5but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. And Jehovah said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? 7If thou doest well, shall it not be lifted up? and if thou doest not well, sin coucheth at the door; and unto thee shall be its desire; but do thou rule over it. 8And Cain told Abel his brother. And it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
Read all of Genesis 4Genesis 4:6 word by word
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־קָ֑יִן לָ֚מָּה חָ֣רָה לָ֔ךְ וְלָ֖מָּה נָפְל֥וּ פָנֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Genesis 4:6
- 1 Chronicles 13:11And David was displeased, because Jehovah had broken forth upon Uzza: and he called that place Perez-uzza, unto this day.
- Job 5:2For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.
- Isaiah 1:18Come now, and let us reason together, saith Jehovah: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
- Jeremiah 2:5Thus saith Jehovah, What unrighteousness have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?
- John 4:1When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John
- Micah 6:3O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.
- Matthew 20:15Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye evil, because I am good?
- Luke 15:31And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that is mine is thine.
Commentaries on Genesis 4:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Why art thou wroth? - This was designed as a gracious warning, and a preventive of the meditated crime.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-16Verses 1-16 - Section IV - The Family of Adam - Cain and Abel 1. קין qayı̂n Qain (Cain), “spear-shaft,” and קנה qānah “set up, establish, gain, buy,” contain the biliteral root קן qan “set up, erect, gain.” The relations of root words are not confined to the narrow rules of our common etymology, but really extend to such instinctive usages as the unlettered speaker will invent or employ. A full examination of the Hebrew tongue leads to the conclusion…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-261. Eve said, I have gotten a man from the Lord--that is, "by the help of the Lord"--an expression of pious gratitude--and she called him Cain, that is, "a possession," as if valued above everything else; while the arrival of another son reminding Eve of the misery she had entailed on her offspring, led to the name Abel, that is, either weakness, vanity (Psa 39:5), or grief, lamentation. Cain and Abel were probably twins; and it is thought that, at this…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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