Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He said, “What have you done?
King James Version
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
Holman Bible
Then He said, “What have you done? Your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground!
International Standard Version
"What did you do?" God asked. "Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground.
A Conservative Version
And he said, What have thou done? The voice of thy brother's blood cries to me from the ground.
American Standard Version
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
Amplified
The Lord said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s [innocent] blood is crying out to Me from the ground [for justice].
Bible in Basic English
And he said, What have you done? the voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the earth.
Darby Translation
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood is crying to me from the ground.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will say, What didst thou? the voice of thy brother's bloods, crying out to me from the earth.
King James 2000
And he said, What have you done? the voice of your brother's blood cries unto me from the ground.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground.
Modern King James verseion
And He said, What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries to Me from the ground.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he said, "What hast thou done? The voice of thy brother's blood cryeth unto me out of the earth.
NET Bible
But the Lord said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground!
New Heart English Bible
The LORD said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries to me from the ground.
The Emphasized Bible
And he said, What hast thou done? With a voice, the shed-blood of thy brother is crying out to me from the ground,
Webster
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth to me from the ground.
World English Bible
Yahweh said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries to me from the ground.
Youngs Literal Translation
And He saith, 'What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood is crying unto Me from the ground;
Themes
Abel » Son of adam. History of
Cain » Son of adam » Jealousy and crime of
Escape » None, from the judgments of God
Murder » Represented as a sin crying unto heaven
Sin » Will be exposed, no matter how committed » Like the sin of cain it may be done in secret
Topics
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 4:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Cain And Abel
9
And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not, Am I my brother's keeper?
10 He said, “What have you done?
Cross References
Hebrews 12:24
and to Jesus, the mediator of the new testament and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaks better than that of Abel.
Genesis 3:13
Then the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I ate.
Revelation 6:9-10
And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those that had been slain because of the word of God and for the testimony which they held:
Genesis 9:5
For surely your blood which is your souls I will require; at the hand of every animal I will require it and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother I will require the soul (or life) of man.
Genesis 18:20
And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great and because their sin is very grievous;
Exodus 3:7
And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
Numbers 35:33
So ye shall not pollute the land where ye are, for this blood shall defile the land; and the land cannot be reconciled of the blood that is shed therein except by the blood of the one that shed it.
Joshua 7:19
Then Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory now to the LORD God of Israel and give him praise; and tell me now what thou hast done; do not hide it from me.
2 Kings 9:26
Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons, said the LORD, and I will requite thee in this portion, said the LORD. Now, therefore, take and cast him into the portion, according to the word of the LORD.
Job 16:18
O earth, do not cover my blood; and let there be no place where my cry is hidden.
Job 24:12
Men groan from out of the city, and the souls of the dead cry out; yet God did not hinder them.
Job 31:38-39
If my land cries against me and all its furrows likewise complain;
Psalm 9:12
When he makes requirement for blood, he remembers them; he does not forget the cry of the humble.
Psalm 50:21
These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou didst think that I was altogether such a one as thyself, but I will reprove thee and set them in order before thine eyes.
Psalm 72:14
He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence, and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
Isaiah 5:7
For the vineyard of the LORD of the hosts is the house of Israel and every man of Judah his pleasant plant; and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.
Acts 5:3
But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to defraud of the price of the land?
Acts 5:9
Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried thy husband are at the door and shall carry thee out.
Hebrews 11:4
By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts, and by it he being dead yet speaks.
James 5:4
Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped your fields (which you have kept back by fraud) cries out; and the cries of those who have reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of the hosts.