Genesis 4:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 4:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 4:14 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 4:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Behold, you have driven me out today from the surface of the ground. I will be hidden from your face, and I will be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth. Whoever finds me will kill me.””
Genesis 4:14 — World English Bible
Genesis 4:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the ground; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth; and it will come to pass, that whosoever findeth me will slay me. ”
Genesis 4:14 — American Standard Version
Genesis 4:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“lo, Thou hast driven me to-day from off the face of the ground, and from Thy face I am hid; and I have been a wanderer, even a trembling one, in the earth, and it hath been--every one finding me doth slay me.'”
Genesis 4:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 4:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Behold, thou hast driven me this day from the face of the ground, and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a wanderer and fugitive on the earth; and it will come to pass, [that] every one who finds me will slay me. ”
Genesis 4:14 — Darby Translation
Genesis 4:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Behold, thou hast cast me out this day from the earth, and from thy face shall I be hid, and shalbe a vagabond, and a runnagate in the earth, and whosoeuer findeth me, shall slay me.”
Genesis 4:14 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 4:14 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“Behold, you have driven me out today from the face of the ground, and from your face I shall be hidden; and I shall be a wanderer and a fugitive in the earth, and it shall be that whoever finds me will kill me."”
Genesis 4:14 — The Living Sword
Genesis 4:14 in Context — Genesis 4
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.
16 And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
What Does Genesis 4:14 Mean?
Genesis 4:14 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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