Berean Standard Bible
““What have you done?” replied the LORD. “The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.”
Cain has killed his brother Abel in a field after God accepted Abel's offering and not his. God then speaks to Cain, not as a distant judge but as someone who already knows what happened and wants him to face it.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
“What have you done?” replied the LORD. “The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.
World English Bible (WEB)
Yahweh said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries to me from the ground.
King James Version (KJV)
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother`s blood crieth unto me from the ground.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And he said, What have you done? the voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the earth.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
—
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y él le dijo: ¿Qué has hecho? La voz de la sangre de tu hermano clama á mí desde la tierra.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
—
Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Pero el Señor le dijo: ―¿Qué hiciste? Desde la tierra, la sangre de tu hermano me pide justicia.
Be the first to discuss this verse in Yeshva.
Share your thoughts on this verse with the Yeshva community.
Discuss in Yeshva
