Genesis 4:5

but unto Cain and to his offering He had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

In Context

4And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering;

6And the LORD said unto Cain: 'Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

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Cross References

Genesis 31:2And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as beforetime.

Genesis 39:19And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke unto him, saying: 'After this manner did thy servant to me'; that his wrath was kindled.

Job 5:2For anger killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

Psalms 20:3(20-4) Receive the memorial of all thy meal-offerings, and accept the fat of thy burnt-sacrifice; Selah

Ecclesiastes 4:4Again, I considered all labour and all excelling in work, that it is a man's rivalry with his neighbour. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 4:4-6

3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord . 4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering: 5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. Here we have, I. The devotions of Cain and Abel. In process of time, when they had made some improvement in their respective callings (Heb. At the end of… Read the whole commentary →

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