Genesis 3:23

3:23 So the Lord God expelled him ¹  from the orchard in Eden to cultivate the ground from which he had been taken.

Genesis 4:10

4:10 But the Lord said, “What have you done? ²  The voice ³  of your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground!

Genesis 4:16

4:16 So Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and lived in the land of Nod, ⁴  east of Eden.

[3:23]  ¹ tn The verb is the Piel preterite of שָׁלַח (shalakh), forming a wordplay with the use of the same verb (in the Qal stem) in v. 22: To prevent the man’s “sending out” his hand, the Lord “sends him out.”

[4:10]  ² sn What have you done? Again the Lord’s question is rhetorical (see Gen 3:13), condemning Cain for his sin.

[4:10]  ³ tn The word “voice” is a personification; the evidence of Abel’s shed blood condemns Cain, just as a human eyewitness would testify in court. For helpful insights, see G. von Rad, Biblical Interpretations in Preaching; and L. Morris, “The Biblical Use of the Term ‘Blood,’” JTS 6 (1955/56): 77-82.

[4:16]  ³ sn The name Nod means “wandering” in Hebrew (see vv. 12, 14).