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Cain and Abel

Genesis 4:3

In 11 translations

BSB
So in the course of time, Cain brought some of the fruit of the soil as an offering to the LORD,
KJV
And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.in process…: Heb. at the end of days
WEB
As time passed, Cain brought an offering to Yahweh from the fruit of the ground.
ASV
And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto Jehovah.
LSV
And it comes to pass at the end of days that Cain brings from the fruit of the ground a present to YHWH;
YLT
And it cometh to pass at the end of days that Cain bringeth from the fruit of the ground a present to Jehovah;
DBY
And in process of time it came to pass that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering to Jehovah.
DRC
And it came to pass after many days, that Cain offered, of the fruits of the earth, gifts to the Lord.
GNV
And in processe of time it came to passe, that Kain brought an oblation vnto the Lord of the fruite of the ground.
JPS
And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
LXXE
And it was so after some time that Cain brought of the fruits of the earth a sacrifice to the Lord.Gr. after days.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַֽיְהִ֖י מִקֵּ֣ץ יָמִ֑ים וַיָּבֵ֨א קַ֜יִן מִפְּרִ֧י הָֽאֲדָמָ֛ה מִנְחָ֖ה לַֽיהוָֽה׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐγένετο μεθʼ ἡμέρας ἤνεγκε Κάϊν ἀπὸ τῶν καρπῶν τῆς γῆς θυσίαν τῷ Κυρίῳ·

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👤 Cain👤 God◆ Cain kills Abel

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  • Cain and Abel Cain kills his brother Abel after God favours Abel and his offering but not Cain and his. Before the killing, God warns Cain to resist sin; …

Cross-references most cited first

  • Numbers 18:12I give you all the freshest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain that the Israelites give to the LORD as their firstfruits.
  • Leviticus 2:1–11“When anyone brings a grain offering to the LORD, his offering must consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it, and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. The priest shall take a…
  • 1 Kings 17:7Some time later, however, the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land.
  • Nehemiah 13:6While all this was happening, I was not in Jerusalem, because I had returned to Artaxerxes king of Babylon in the thirty-second year of his reign. Some time later I obtained leave from the king

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