Genesis 4:5

In 11 translations

BSB

but He had no regard for Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.

KJV

But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

WEB

but he didn’t respect Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell.

ASV

but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

LSV

and to Cain and to his present He has not looked; and it is very displeasing to Cain, and his countenance is fallen.

YLT

and unto Cain and unto his present He hath not looked; and it is very displeasing to Cain, and his countenance is fallen.

DBY

and upon Cain, and on his offering, he did not look. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.

DRC

But to Cain and his offerings he had no respect: and Cain was exceedingly angry, and his countenance fell.

GNV

But vnto Kain and to his offering he had no regarde: wherefore Kain was exceeding wroth, and his countenance fell downe.

JPS

but unto Cain and to his offering He had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

LXXE

but Cain and his sacrifices he regarded not, and Cain was exceedingly sorrowful and his countenance fell.

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WLC

וְאֶל־קַ֥יִן וְאֶל־מִנְחָת֖וֹ לֹ֣א שָׁעָ֑ה וַיִּ֤חַר לְקַ֨יִן֙ מְאֹ֔ד וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ פָּנָֽיו׃

LXX-Br

Ἐπὶ δὲ Κάϊν, καὶ ἐπὶ ταῖς θυσίαις αὐτοῦ, οὐ προσέσχε· καὶ ἐλυπήθη Κάϊν λίαν, καὶ συνέπεσε τῷ προσώπῳ αὐτοῦ.

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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

• Hebrews 11:4By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
• Job 5:2For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
• Isaiah 3:10–11Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor. Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.
• Luke 15:28–30The older son became angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him. But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you…
• Psalms 20:3May He remember all your gifts and look favorably on your burnt offerings. Selah
• Matthew 20:15Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
• Acts 13:45But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying.
• Genesis 31:5and he told them, “I can see from your father’s countenance that his attitude toward me has changed; but the God of my father has been with me.
• Genesis 31:2And Jacob saw from the countenance of Laban that his attitude toward him had changed.
• Numbers 16:15Then Moses became very angry and said to the LORD, “Do not regard their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them or mistreated a single one of them.”

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