Genesis 4:9
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Genesis 4:9

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New American Standard Bible

Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”

King James Version

And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?

Holman Bible

Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”

“I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s guardian?”

International Standard Version

Later, the LORD asked Cain, "Where's your brother Abel?" "I don't know," he answered. "Am I my brother's guardian?"

A Conservative Version

And LORD said to Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not. Am I my brother's keeper?

American Standard Version

And Jehovah said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother's keeper?

Amplified

Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” And he [lied and] said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”

Bible in Basic English

And the Lord said to Cain, Where is your brother Abel? And he said, I have no idea: am I my brother's keeper?

Darby Translation

And Jehovah said to Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother's keeper?

Julia Smith Translation

And Jehovah will say to Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? and he will say, I know not: am I my brother's watcher?

King James 2000

And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel your brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then Yahweh said to Cain, "Where [is] Abel your brother?" And he said, "I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?"

Modern King James verseion

And Jehovah said unto Cain, Where is your brother Abel? And he said, I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the LORD said unto Cain, "Where is Abel thy brother?" And he said, "I can not tell, am I my brother's keeper?"

NET Bible

Then the Lord said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" And he replied, "I don't know! Am I my brother's guardian?"

New Heart English Bible

The LORD said to Cain, "Where is Abel, your brother?" He said, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?"

The Emphasized Bible

Then said Yahweh unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said know not, the keeper of my brother, am, I?

Webster

And the LORD said to Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?

World English Bible

Yahweh said to Cain, "Where is Abel, your brother?" He said, "I don't know. Am I my brother's keeper?"

Youngs Literal Translation

And Jehovah saith unto Cain, 'Where is Abel thy brother?' and he saith, 'I have not known; my brother's keeper -- I?'

Themes

Abel » Son of adam. History of

Burial » Probable origin of

Cain » Son of adam » Jealousy and crime of

Cain » Facts concerning » Irreverent and selfish

Escape » None, from the judgments of God

Exposure » No matter how committed, sin will be exposed » Like the sin of cain it may be done in secret

Falsehood » Instances of » Cain, in denying knowledge of his brother

Heartlessness » Cain

Lying » Exemplified » Cain

Sarcasm » Instances of » Cain's self-justifying argument when God asked him where abel was

Selfishness » Examples of » Cain's cold-blooded words concerning abel

Selfishness » Exemplified » Cain

Sin » Will be exposed, no matter how committed » Like the sin of cain it may be done in secret

Sinners » Snared no matter how committed, sin will be exposed » Like the sin of cain it may be done in secret

Will » The mental faculty » Freedom of, recognized by God

Topics

Abel and Cain

Lies

Safety

Mocking

Lying, Examples Of

Selfishness, Examples Of

Heartlessness

Examples Of Deceit

Hatred Between Relatives

Individuals Who Lied

Where Are People?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the Lord
H3068

LORD, GOD, JEHOVAH, variant
Usage: 0

said
H559

said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .
Usage: 0

unto Cain
H7014
קין 
Qayin 
Cain, Kenites
Usage: 19

Where
H335
אי 
'ay 
where, what, whence
Usage: 34

is Abel
H1893
הבל 
hebel 
Abel
Usage: 8

thy brother
H251
אח 
'ach 
brethren, brother, another, brotherly, kindred, like, another, other
Usage: 629

And he said
H559

said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .
Usage: 0

I know
H3045
ידע 
Yada` 
know, known, knowledge, perceive, shew, tell, wist, understand, certainly, acknowledge, acquaintance, consider, declare, teach,
Usage: 946

not Am I my brother's
H251
אח 
'ach 
brethren, brother, another, brotherly, kindred, like, another, other
Usage: 629

References

American

Cain

Easton

Abel

Fausets

Genesis, The Book of

Hastings

Abel

Cain

Lie, Lying

Smith

Abel

Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 4:9

Verse Info

Context Readings

Cain And Abel

8 Cain told Abel his brother. And it came about when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him. 9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” 10 He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to Me from the ground.

Lord Said

Abel

Cain

Jehovah

No

Cross References

John 8:44

You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

Genesis 3:9-11

Then the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?”

Psalm 9:12

For He who requires blood remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

Proverbs 28:13

He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper,
But he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion.

Psalm 10:13-14

Why has the wicked spurned God?
He has said to himself, “You will not require it.”

Acts 5:4-9

While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not under your control? Why is it that you have conceived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.”

Genesis 37:32

and they sent the varicolored tunic and brought it to their father and said, “We found this; please examine it to see whether it is your son’s tunic or not.”

Job 22:13-14

“You say, ‘What does God know?
Can He judge through the thick darkness?

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