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Text -- Genesis 4:1-15 (NET)
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The Story of Cain and Abel
4:1 Now the man had marital relations with his wife Eve , and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain . Then she said , “I have created a man just as the Lord did!”
4:2 Then she gave birth to his brother Abel . Abel took care of the flocks , while Cain cultivated the ground .
4:3 At the designated time Cain brought some of the fruit of the ground for an offering to the Lord .
4:4 But Abel brought some of the firstborn of his flock – even the fattest of them. And the Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering ,
4:5 but with Cain and his offering he was not pleased . So Cain became very angry , and his expression was downcast .
4:6 Then the Lord said to Cain , “Why are you angry , and why is your expression downcast ?
4:7 Is it not true that if you do what is right , you will be fine? But if you do not do what is right , sin is crouching at the door . It desires to dominate you, but you must subdue it.”
4:8 Cain said to his brother Abel , “Let’s go out to the field.” While they were in the field , Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
4:9 Then the Lord said to Cain , “Where is your brother Abel ?” And he replied , “I don’t know ! Am I my brother’s guardian ?”
4:10 But the Lord said , “What have you done ? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground !
4:11 So now , you are banished from the ground , which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand .
4:12 When you try to cultivate the ground it will no longer yield its best for you. You will be a homeless wanderer on the earth .”
4:13 Then Cain said to the Lord , “My punishment is too great to endure !
4:14 Look ! You are driving me off the land today , and I must hide from your presence . I will be a homeless wanderer on the earth ; whoever finds me will kill me.”
4:15 But the Lord said to him, “All right then, if anyone kills Cain , Cain will be avenged seven times as much.” Then the Lord put a special mark on Cain so that no one who found him would strike him down .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Abel |
Cain |
ANTEDILUVIAN PATRIARCHS |
GENESIS, 1-2 |
GENEALOGY, 8 part 1 |
Homicide |
Sin |
Martyrdom |
Curse |
ABEL (1) |
Will |
Envy |
Judgments |
Worship |
Religion |
Consecration |
Agriculture |
Anger |
FUGITIVE |
Prayer |
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NET Notes -> Gen 4:1; Gen 4:1; Gen 4:1; Gen 4:1; Gen 4:1; Gen 4:1; Gen 4:2; Gen 4:2; Gen 4:2; Gen 4:3; Gen 4:3; Gen 4:4; Gen 4:4; Gen 4:4; Gen 4:4; Gen 4:5; Gen 4:5; Gen 4:5; Gen 4:7; Gen 4:7; Gen 4:7; Gen 4:7; Gen 4:8; Gen 4:8; Gen 4:8; Gen 4:9; Gen 4:9; Gen 4:9; Gen 4:10; Gen 4:10; Gen 4:11; Gen 4:12; Gen 4:12; Gen 4:12; Gen 4:12; Gen 4:13; Gen 4:13; Gen 4:14; Gen 4:14; Gen 4:15; Gen 4:15; Gen 4:15; Gen 4:15
NET Notes: Gen 4:1 Since Exod 6:3 seems to indicate that the name Yahweh (יְהוָה, yÿhvah, translated Lord) was first revealed to...
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NET Notes: Gen 4:2 Heb “and Abel was a shepherd of the flock, and Cain was a worker of the ground.” The designations of the two occupations are expressed wit...
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NET Notes: Gen 4:3 The Hebrew term מִנְחָה (minkhah, “offering”) is a general word for tribute, a gift, or an offer...
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NET Notes: Gen 4:4 The Hebrew verb שָׁעָה (sha’ah) simply means “to gaze at, to have regard for, to look on with favor [o...
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NET Notes: Gen 4:5 Heb “And his face fell.” The idiom means that the inner anger is reflected in Cain’s facial expression. The fallen or downcast face ...
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NET Notes: Gen 4:7 Heb “and toward you [is] its desire, but you must rule over it.” As in Gen 3:16, the Hebrew noun “desire” refers to an urge to...
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NET Notes: Gen 4:8 The word “brother” appears six times in vv. 8-11, stressing the shocking nature of Cain’s fratricide (see 1 John 3:12).
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NET Notes: Gen 4:9 Am I my brother’s guardian? Cain lies and then responds with a defiant rhetorical question of his own in which he repudiates any responsibility ...
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NET Notes: Gen 4:10 The word “voice” is a personification; the evidence of Abel’s shed blood condemns Cain, just as a human eyewitness would testify in ...
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NET Notes: Gen 4:11 Heb “cursed are you from the ground.” As in Gen 3:14, the word “cursed,” a passive participle from אָרָ...
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NET Notes: Gen 4:12 Two similar sounding synonyms are used here: נָע וָנָד (na’ vanad, “a wanderer and a fugit...
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NET Notes: Gen 4:13 Heb “great is my punishment from bearing.” The preposition מִן (min, “from”) is used here in a comparative s...
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NET Notes: Gen 4:14 I must hide from your presence. The motif of hiding from the Lord as a result of sin also appears in Gen 3:8-10.
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