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Genesis 4:9

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And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.	And the LORD said unto Cain, Where [is] Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: [Am] I my brother's keeper?	And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And the LORD^H3068 said^H559 unto Cain^H7014, Where^H335 is Abel^H1893 thy brother^H251? And he said^H559, I know^H3045 not: Am I my brother's^H251 keeper^H8104?

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Original Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־קַיִן אֵי הֶבֶל אָחִיךָ וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא יָדַעְתִּי הֲשֹׁמֵר אָחִי אָנֹכִי׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר	va/i.Yo.mer	H559	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he said
יְהוָה֙	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	to
קַ֔יִן	Ka.yin	H7014	HNp	Cain
אֵ֖י	'ei	H335	HTi	where?
הֶ֣בֶל	He.vel	H1893	HNp	(is) Abel
אָחִ֑י/ךָ	'a.Chi./kha	H251	HNcmsc/Sp2ms	brother/ your
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙	va/i.Yo.mer	H559	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he said
לֹ֣א	lo'	H3808	HTn	not
יָדַ֔עְתִּי	ya.Da'.ti	H3045	HVqp1cs	I know
הֲ/שֹׁמֵ֥ר	ha./sho.Mer	H8104	HTi/Vqrmsa	¿/ (the) keeper
אָחִ֖/י	'a.Ch/i	H251	HNcmsc/Sp1cs	of brother/ my
אָנֹֽכִי	'a.No.khi	H595	HPp1cs	(am) I

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H251 — אָח (ʼâch, awkh): a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father)); another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.
• H335 — אַי (ʼay, ah'ee): perhaps from אַיִן; where? hence how?; how, what, whence, where, whether, which (way).
• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H1893 — הֶבֶל (Hebel, heh'-bel): the same as הֶבֶל; Hebel, the son of Adam; Abel.
• H3045 — יָדַע (yâdaʻ, yaw-dah'): a primitive root; to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.); acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-) norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, [phrase] be learned, [phrase] lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, [idiom] prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), [idiom] will be, wist, wit, wot.
• H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
• H7014 — קַיִן (Qayin, kah'-yin): the same as קַיִן (with a play upon the affinity to קָנָה); Kajin, the name of the first child, also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribe; Cain, Kenite(-s).
• H8104 — שָׁמַר (shâmar, shaw-mar'): a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.; beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H595 — אָנֹכִי (ʼânôkîy, aw-no-kee'): sometimes, aw-no'-kee; a primitive pronoun; I; I, me, [idiom] which.
• H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• I know — Genesis 37:32, Job 22:13-14, Psalms 10:13-14, Proverbs 28:13, John 8:44, Acts 5:4-9
• Where is — Genesis 3:9-11, Psalms 9:12

Reciprocal references (8): Genesis 9:5, Genesis 18:9, Genesis 18:15, Genesis 33:9, Numbers 22:9, 1 Kings 21:19, 2 Kings 5:25, Luke 16:2

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: CAIN, CONCEALMENT-EXPOSURE, SELFISHNESS-UNSELFISHNESS, TRUTH-FALSEHOOD
• Torrey’s: BURIAL, SELFISHNESS
• Nave’s: ABEL, CAIN, ESCAPE, FALSEHOOD, HOMICIDE, SARCASM, SELFISHNESS, SIN, WILL

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