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Genesis 4:8
New King James Version
Genesis 4:8
New King James Version
8 Now Cain [a]talked with Abel his [b]brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and (A)killed him.
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- Genesis 4:8 Lit. said to
- Genesis 4:8 Sam., LXX, Syr., Vg. add “Let us go out to the field.”
Genesis 4:8
New International Version
Genesis 4:8
New International Version
8 Now Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.”[a] While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.(A)
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- Genesis 4:8 Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; Masoretic Text does not have “Let’s go out to the field.”
Genesis 4:9
New King James Version
Genesis 4:9
New King James Version
9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?”
He said, (A)“I do not know. Am I (B)my brother’s keeper?”
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Genesis 4:9
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Genesis 4:9
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9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”(A)
“I don’t know,(B)” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
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