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Genesis 4:10
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8 Now Cain1 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 akilled him.  
9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, a“I do not know. Am I bmy brother’s keeper?”  
10 And He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood acries out to Me from the ground.  
11 So now ayou are cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.  
12 When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength to you. A fugitive and a vagabond you shall be on the earth.”
13 And Cain said to the Lord, “My1 punishment is greater than I can bear!  
14 Surely You have driven me out this day from the face of the ground; aI shall be bhidden from Your face; I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth, and it will happen that canyone who finds me will kill me.”  
Verse Comparison: Genesis 4:10

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American Standard Version
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.

Amplified® Bible
And [the Lord] said, What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to Me from the ground.

Contemporary English Version
Then the LORD said: Why have you done this terrible thing? You killed your own brother, and his blood flowed onto the ground. Now his blood is calling out for me to punish you.

Darby English Version
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood is crying to me from the ground.

Good News Bible
Then the LORD said, "Why have you done this terrible thing? Your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground, like a voice calling for revenge.

King James Version
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.

New American Standard Bible
He said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to Me from the ground.

New International Version
The LORD said, "What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground.

New King James Version
And He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries to Me from the ground.

Revised Standard Version
And the LORD said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the ground.

Young's Literal Translation
And He saith, `What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood is crying unto Me from the ground;


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