Genesis 4:10

The Lord said to Cain, “Why have you done this really bad thing? I can see your brother's blood on the ground, and it is like his blood is calling out to me. That blood is telling me that you killed your brother.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

9Later on, the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” Cain said, “I don't know. It's not my job to look after him.”

11You killed your brother and the ground soaked up his blood. And so I am going to put a curse on you. From now on the ground will be your enemy.

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Cross References

Genesis 9:5A person's life is so special that if an animal kills someone, that animal has to die. And if somebody murders another person, the murderer has to die. I made people like myself, and that is why they are special to me.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 4:10-13

Cain's Punishment. ( b. c. 3875.) 9 And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper? 10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. 11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand; 12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. We have here a… Read the whole commentary →

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