Genesis 4:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;”
Genesis 4:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 4:11 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 4:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.”
Genesis 4:11 — World English Bible
Genesis 4:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And now cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened its mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand; ”
Genesis 4:11 — American Standard Version
Genesis 4:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and now, cursed <FI>art<Fi> thou from the ground, which hath opened her mouth to receive the blood of thy brother from thy hand;”
Genesis 4:11 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 4:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And now be thou cursed from the ground, which hath opened its mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand. ”
Genesis 4:11 — Darby Translation
Genesis 4:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Now therefore thou art cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receiue thy brothers blood from thine hand.”
Genesis 4:11 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 4:11 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And now cursed are you from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.”
Genesis 4:11 — The Living Sword
Genesis 4:11 in Context — Genesis 4
9 And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?
10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.
11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;
12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
13 And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
What Does Genesis 4:11 Mean?
Genesis 4:11 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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