Genesis 4:2-9
New King James Version
2 Then she bore again, this time his brother [a]Abel. Now (A)Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3 And [b]in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit (B)of the ground to the Lord. 4 Abel also brought of (C)the firstborn of his flock and of (D)their fat. And the Lord (E)respected Abel and his offering, 5 but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.
6 So the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? 7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is [c]for you, but you should rule over it.”
8 Now Cain [d]talked with Abel his [e]brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and (F)killed him.
9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?”
He said, (G)“I do not know. Am I (H)my brother’s keeper?”
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- Genesis 4:2 Lit. Breath or Nothing
- Genesis 4:3 Lit. at the end of days
- Genesis 4:7 Lit. toward
- Genesis 4:8 Lit. said to
- Genesis 4:8 Sam., LXX, Syr., Vg. add “Let us go out to the field.”
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