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Genesis 4:8-11
New International Version
Genesis 4:8-11
New International Version
8 Now Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.”[a] While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.(A)
9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”(B)
“I don’t know,(C)” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
10 The Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground.(D) 11 Now you are under a curse(E) and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
Footnotes
- Genesis 4:8 Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; Masoretic Text does not have “Let’s go out to the field.”
Genesis 4:8-11
Legacy Standard Bible
Genesis 4:8-11
Legacy Standard Bible
8 Then Cain [a]spoke to Abel his brother; and it happened when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and (A)killed him.
9 Then Yahweh said to Cain, “(B)Where is Abel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” 10 And He said, “What have you done? (C)The voice of your brother’s blood is crying out to Me from the ground. 11 And now, (D)cursed are you from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
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- Genesis 4:8 Lit said; ancient versions add let us go into the field
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