Genesis

Genesis 4:9

⁹And the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”

“I do not know!” he answered. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Cain	קַ֔יִן	qa·yin	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7014 Cain
Where	אֵ֖י	’ê	Interrogative	H335 where?
your brother	אָחִ֑יךָ	’ā·ḥî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H251 brother
Abel	הֶ֣בֶל	he·ḇel	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1893 Hebel
I do not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
know	יָדַ֔עְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
he answered	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I	אָנֹֽכִי׃	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
my brother’s	אָחִ֖י	’ā·ḥî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H251 brother
keeper	הֲשֹׁמֵ֥ר	hă·šō·mêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.