Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Now therefore, accursed, art thou, - from the ground which hath opened her mouth, to receive the shed-blood of thy brother at thy hand.
New American Standard Bible
Now
King James Version
And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
Holman Bible
So now you are cursed, alienated, from the ground that opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood you have shed.
International Standard Version
Now you're more cursed than the ground, which has opened to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
A Conservative Version
And now cursed are thou from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand.
American Standard Version
And now cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened its mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
Amplified
And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s [shed] blood from your hand.
Bible in Basic English
And now you are cursed from the earth, whose mouth is open to take your brother's blood from your hand;
Darby Translation
And now be thou cursed from the ground, which hath opened its mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand.
Julia Smith Translation
And now cursed art thou, from the earth, which opened her mouth to take thy brother's bloods from thy hand.
King James 2000
And now are you cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand;
Lexham Expanded Bible
So now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive the blood of your brother from your hand.
Modern King James verseion
And now you are cursed more than the ground which opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And now cursed be thou as pertaining to the earth, which opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood of thine hand.
NET Bible
So now, you are banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
New Heart English Bible
Now you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
Webster
And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
World English Bible
Now you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
Youngs Literal Translation
and now, cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened her mouth to receive the blood of thy brother from thy hand;
Themes
Abel » Son of adam. History of
Cain » Son of adam » Jealousy and crime of
Curse » Denounced » Against cain
Escape » None, from the judgments of God
Homicide » Instances of the punishment of murderers » Cain
Judgments » Upon individuals--exemplified » Cain
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 4:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Cain And Abel
10 And he said, What hast thou done? With a voice, the shed-blood of thy brother is crying out to me from the ground, 11 Now therefore, accursed, art thou, - from the ground which hath opened her mouth, to receive the shed-blood of thy brother at thy hand. 12 Though thou till the ground, it shall not go on to give its vigour to thee. A wanderer and a fugitive, shalt thou be in the earth.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 3:14
Then said Yahweh God unto the serpent - Because thou hast done this, Accursed, art thou above every tame-beast, and above every wild-beast of the field, - on thy belly, shall thou go, and dust, shalt thou eat all the days of thy life.
Deuteronomy 28:15-20
But it shall be, if thou do not hearken unto the voice of Yahweh thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I am commanding thee to-day, then shall come in upon thee all these curses and shall reach thee: -
Galatians 3:10
For, as many as are of works of law, are, under a curse, - for it is written - Accursed, is everyone that continueth not in all things that are written in the book of the law to do them.
Genesis 4:14
Lo! thou has driven me out, this day, from off the face of the ground And from thy face, shall I be hid, So shall I become a wanderer and a fugitive in the earth. And it shall come to pass, whosoever findeth me, will slay me.
Deuteronomy 27:16-26
Cursed, be he that holdeth in light esteem his father or his mother. And all the people shall say - Amen.
Deuteronomy 29:19-21
and so it come to pass while he is hearing the words of this oath, that he will bless himself in his heart - saying, Prosperity, shall I have, although in the stubbornness of my heart, I go on, - so that the drunkenness addeth to the thirst:
Job 16:18
O earth! do not cover my blood, and let there be no place for mine outcry.
Job 31:38-40
If, against me, my ground used to cry out, and, together, my ridges did weep;
Isaiah 26:21
For lo! Yahweh, is coming forth out of his place, To visit the iniquity of earths inhabitant upon him, - Therefore shall the earth unveil her shed-blood, And throw a covering, no longer over her slain.
Revelation 12:16
And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth.