Genesis 4
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Genesis 4:8-13

8CainH7014 1talkedH559 to his brotherH251 AbelH1893; and it happenedH1961 that when they were in the fieldH7704 CainH7014 roseH6965 upH6965 againstH413 his brotherH251 AbelH1893 and 2killedH2026 him.

9Then the LordH3068 saidH559 to CainH7014, “3WhereH335 is AbelH1893 your brotherH251?” And he saidH559, “I do not knowH3045. Am I my brother’sH251 keeperH8104?” 10Then He saidH559, “WhatH4100 have you doneH6213? 4The voiceH6963 of your brother’sH251 bloodH1818 is cryingH6817 outH6817 to Me from the groundH127. 11NowH6258 5you are cursedH779 from the groundH127, whichH834 has openedH6475 its mouthH6310 to receiveH3947 your brother’sH251 bloodH1818 from your handH3027. 126WhenH3588 you cultivateH5647 the groundH127, it will noH3808 longerH3254 yieldH5414 its strengthH3581 to you; 7you will be a wandererH5128 and a drifterH5110 on the earthH776.” 13CainH7014 saidH559 to the LordH3068, “My punishmentH5771 is tooH4480 greatH1419 to endureH5375!

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 4:8 Lit said to ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 4:8 Matt 23:35; Luke 11:51; 1 John 3:12-15; Jude 11 ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 4:9 Gen 3:9 ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 4:10 Num 35:33; Deut 21:1-9; Heb 12:24; Rev 6:9, 10 ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 4:11 Gen 3:14; Deut 28:15-20; Gal 3:10 ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 4:12 Deut 28:15-24; Joel 1:10-20 ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 4:12 Lev 26:17, 36 ↩

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