Genesis 4:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.”

Genesis 4:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 4:13 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 4:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Cain said to Yahweh, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.”

Genesis 4:13 — World English Bible

Genesis 4:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Cain said unto Jehovah, My punishment is greater than I can bear. ”

Genesis 4:13 — American Standard Version

Genesis 4:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Cain saith unto Jehovah, `Greater is my punishment than to be borne;”

Genesis 4:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 4:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Cain said to Jehovah, My punishment is too great to be borne. ”

Genesis 4:13 — Darby Translation

Genesis 4:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then Kain said to the Lord, My punishment is greater, then I can beare.”

Genesis 4:13 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 4:13 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And Cain said to God, "My iniquity and its punishment are more than I can bear.”

Genesis 4:13 — The Living Sword

Genesis 4:13 in Context — Genesis 4

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.

14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.

15 And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

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What Does Genesis 4:13 Mean?

Genesis 4:13 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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