Genesis
Genesis 4:8
8Then Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go out to the field.”c And while they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.
Footnotes
- c 4:8 SP, LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate; Hebrew Then Cain spoke to his brother Abel.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Cain | קַ֖יִן | qa·yin | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7014 Cain |
| said | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| his brother | אָחִ֑יו | ’ā·ḥîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| Abel | הֶ֣בֶל | he·ḇel | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1893 Hebel |
| And | וַֽיְהִי֙ | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| while they were | בִּהְיוֹתָ֣ם | bih·yō·w·ṯām | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| in the field | בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה | baś·śā·ḏeh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| Cain | קַ֛יִן | qa·yin | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7014 Cain |
| rose up | וַיָּ֥קָם | way·yā·qām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| against | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| his brother | אָחִ֖יו | ’ā·ḥîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| Abel | הֶ֥בֶל | he·ḇel | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1893 Hebel |
| and killed him | וַיַּהַרְגֵֽהוּ׃ | way·ya·har·ḡê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H2026 kill, slay |
Cross-references
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Matthew 23:35 · 1 John 3:12–15 · Jude 1:11 · Proverbs 26:24–26 · Luke 11:51 · 2 Samuel 14:6 · Psalm 24:3–6 · Hebrews 12:24 · 2 Samuel 13:26–28 · Micah 7:6 · 2 Samuel 20:9–10 · Psalm 55:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.