Genesis 4:9

And Hashem said unto Kayin, Where is Hevel thy brother? And he said, I know not; am I shomer achi (my brotherʼs keeper)?

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?

In Context

8And Kayin talked with Hevel his brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the sadeh, that Kayin rose up against Hevel his brother, and killed him.

10And He said, What hast thou done? The voice of thy brotherʼs dahm crieth unto Me from haadamah.

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Cross References

Genesis 37:26And Yehudah said unto his achim, What betza (profit, gain) is it if we kill achinu (our brother), and conceal his dahm?

Job 22:13And thou sayest, How doth El know? 1 Can He judge through the thick cloud? 1

Psalms 9:13When He avenges + 9:13 shefach dahm, He remembereth them; 1 He forgetteth not the cry of the aniyim (humble, afflicted, the helpless ones). 1

Proverbs 28:13He that covereth his peysha'im (sins) shall not prosper, 1 but he who confesseth and forsaketh them 1 shall find mercy. 1

Acts 5:4While it remained with you, did it not remain yours? And after it was sold, were the proceeds not under your samchut (authority)? How is it that you have hatched this deed in your lev (heart)? Your sheker (lie) was not to Bnei Adam but to Elohim. + 5:4 Dt 23:22; Lv 6:2

Matthew Henry on Genesis 4:9

8 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. We have here the progress of Cain's anger, and the issue of it in Abel's murder, which may be considered two ways:— I. As Cain's sin; and a scarlet, crimson, sin it was, a sin of the first magnitude, a sin against the light and law of nature, and which the consciences even of bad men have startled at. See in it, 1. The sad effects of sin's entrance into the world and… Read the whole commentary →

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