Genesis 4:5

But unto Cain and to his offering he had no respect; and it was very displeasing to Cain, and his countenance fell.

Leeser Tanakh

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 fattest 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 before.

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 hath thy servant done to me; that his wrath was kindled.

Job 5:2For vexation will prove death to a foolish man, and jealousy will slay the simple.

Psalms 20:3(20:4) May he remember all thy meat-offerings, and accept in favor thy burnt-sacrifice. Selah.

Ecclesiastes 4:4Again, I beheld all the toil, and all the energy in doing, that it is [from] the envy of one man of his neighbor. Also this is vanity and a torture of the spirit.

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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