Genesis 4:14

Genesis 4:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, you have driven me today away from the ground, and from your face I shall be hidden. I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Surely You have driven me out this day from the face of the ground; I shall be hidden from Your face; I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth, and it will happen that anyone who finds me will kill me.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)You have banished me from the land and from your presence; you have made me a homeless wanderer. Anyone who finds me will kill me!”

Context of Genesis 4:14

12When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.” 13Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is more than I can bear. Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.” 15But the Lord said to him, “Not so; anyone who kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.” Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him. 16So Cain went out from the Lord’s presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

Genesis 4:14 word by word

הֵן֩ גֵּרַ֨שְׁתָּ אֹתִ֜י הַיּ֗וֹם מֵעַל֙ פְּנֵ֣י הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה וּמִפָּנֶ֖יךָ אֶסָּתֵ֑ר וְהָיִ֜יתִי נָ֤ע וָנָד֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ וְהָיָ֥ה כָל־מֹצְאִ֖י יַֽהַרְגֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Behold, thou hast driven me outגָּרַשׁgârash · to drive out: drive outH1644
• this dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• from the faceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
• of the earthאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• and fromעַל‛al · uponH5921
• thy faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• shall I be hidסָתַרsâthar · to hideH5641
• and I shall be a fugitiveנוּעַnûa‛ · to shakeH5128
• and a vagabondנוּדnûd · to wanderH5110
• in the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and it shall come to passהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• every one that findeth meמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• shall slay meהָרַגhârag · to killH2026

Cross-references for Genesis 4:14

• Job 15:20All his days the wicked man suffers torment, the ruthless man through all the years stored up for him.
• Proverbs 14:32When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down, but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.
• Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
• Isaiah 8:22Then they will look toward the earth and see only distress and darkness and fearful gloom, and they will be thrust into utter darkness.
• Hosea 13:3Therefore they will be like the morning mist, like the early dew that disappears, like chaff swirling from a threshing floor, like smoke escaping through a window.
• Genesis 4:16So Cain went out from the Lord’s presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
• Job 21:14Yet they say to God, ‘Leave us alone! We have no desire to know your ways.
• Psalms 51:11Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.
• Psalms 143:7Answer me quickly, Lord; my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me or I will be like those who go down to the pit.
• Matthew 25:41“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:9They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might
• Deuteronomy 28:65Among those nations you will find no repose, no resting place for the sole of your foot. There the Lord will give you an anxious mind, eyes weary with longing, and a despairing heart.
• Psalms 109:10May his children be wandering beggars; may they be driven from their ruined homes.
• Genesis 4:12When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.”
• Genesis 4:15But the Lord said to him, “Not so; anyone who kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.” Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.
• Genesis 9:5And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every animal. And from each human being, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of another human being.

Commentaries on Genesis 4:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Behold, thou hast driven me out - In Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:12, God states two parts of Cain's punishment: The ground was cursed, so that it was not to yield any adequate recompense for his most careful tillage. He was to be a fugitive and a vagabond having no place in which he could dwell with comfort or security. To these Cain himself adds others. His being hidden from the face of God; which appears to signify his being expelled from that particular…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
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-15Verses 8-15 Malice in the heart ends in murder by the hands. Cain slew Abel, his own brother, his own mother's son, whom he ought to have loved; his younger brother, whom he ought to have protected; a good brother, who had never done him any wrong. What fatal effects were these of our first parents' sin, and how must their hearts have been filled with anguish! Observe the pride, unbelief, and impenitence of Cain. He denies the crime, as if he could…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14For Cain, being driven from the land (the place where he worked as a farmer; see 4:2; compare 3:23) meant being separated from God’s presence. God warned the Israelites to remain faithful to the Sinai covenant. If not, he would force them to leave the promised land. This would also mean separation from God's presence in the temple (see, for example, Leviticus 26:27–32).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1413-14. And Cain said ... My punishment is greater than I can bear--What an overwhelming sense of misery; but no sign of penitence, nor cry for pardon.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 4:14

• Abel
• Avenger of Blood
• Banishment
• Cain
• Chiding
• Curse
• Despondency
• Homicide
• Judgments
• Murmuring
• Prayer
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Abel
• Adam
• Blood
• Cain
• Call
• Cursed
• Fall
• Fat
• Fugitive
• Hurt

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