New English Translation
Genesis 4:5
5but with Cain and his offering he was not pleased. So Cain became very angry, and his expression was downcast.
Genesis 4:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
- New International Version (NIV)but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.
- English Standard Version (ESV)but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his face fell.
- New King James Version (NKJV)but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.
Context of Genesis 4:5
3At the designated time Cain brought some of the fruit of the ground for an offering to the Lord. 4But Abel brought some of the firstborn of his flock – even the fattest of them. And the Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering, but with Cain and his offering he was not pleased. So Cain became very angry, and his expression was downcast. 6Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why is your expression downcast? 7Is it not true that if you do what is right, you will be fine? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door. It desires to dominate you, but you must subdue it.”
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וְאֶל־קַ֥יִן וְאֶל־מִנְחָת֖וֹ לֹ֣א שָׁעָ֑ה וַיִּ֤חַר לְקַ֙יִן֙ מְאֹ֔ד וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ פָּנָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Genesis 4:5
- Numbers 16:15Moses was very angry, and he said to the Lord, “Have no respect for their offering! I have not taken so much as one donkey from them, nor have I harmed any one of them!”
- Hebrews 11:4By faith Abel offered God a greater sacrifice than Cain, and through his faith he was commended as righteous, because God commended him for his offerings. And through his faith he still speaks, though he is dead.
- Genesis 31:2When Jacob saw the look on Laban’s face, he could tell his attitude toward him had changed.
- Job 5:2For wrath kills the foolish person, and anger slays the silly one.
- Psalms 20:3May he take notice of your offerings; may he accept your burnt sacrifice! (Selah)
- Isaiah 3:10Tell the innocent it will go well with them, for they will be rewarded for what they have done.
- Matthew 20:15Am I not permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
- Luke 15:28But the older son became angry and refused to go in. His father came out and appealed to him,
- Acts 13:45But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they began to contradict what Paul was saying by reviling him.
Commentaries on Genesis 4:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Unto Cain - As being unconscious of his sinfulness, and consequently unhumbled, and to his offering, as not being accompanied, as Abel's was, with faith and a sacrifice for sin, he had not respect - He could not, consistently with his holiness and justice, approve of the one or receive the other. Of the manner in which God testified his approbation we are not informed; it was probably, as in the case of Elijah, by sending down fire from heaven, and…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
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5the best portions of the firstborn of his flock (or the firstborn of his flock and their fat portions): Abel gave God the best animals and their richest parts. Unlike Cain, Abel offered the best he had. True worship is a costly privilege.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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