Genesis 4:8

Contemporary English Version

⁸^(A) Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let's go for a walk.”^[a] And when they were out in a field, Cain attacked and killed him.

4.8 Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let's … walk.” Most ancient translations; Hebrew “Cain spoke to his brother Abel.”

Genesis 4:8

New International Version

⁸Now 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)

Genesis 4:8 Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; Masoretic Text does not have “Let’s go out to the field.”

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