Genesis 4:5
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5 but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.(A)
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Genesis 4:8-13
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8 Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go out to the field.”[a] And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.(A) 9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” He said, “I do not know; am I my brother’s keeper?” 10 And the Lord said, “What have you done? Listen, your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground!(B) 11 And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 12 When you till the ground, it will no longer yield to you its strength; you will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”(C) 13 Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is greater than I can bear!
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- 4.8 Sam Gk Syr Vg: MT lacks Let us go out to the field
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