Genesis 4:10

And He said, What hast thou done? The voice of the blood of generations which were to come from thy brother complaineth before Me, from the earth!

Targum Onkelos

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

9And the Lord said to Kain, Where is Habel thy brother? And he said, I know not; am I the keeper of my brother?

11And now, accursed art thou from the earth, which hath opened her mouth and received the blood of thy brother from thy hand.

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Cross References

Genesis 9:5And also your blood of your lives will I require, from every beast will I require it, and from the hand of man. From the hand of the man who sheddeth the blood of his brother will I require the life of man.

Exodus 3:7And the Lord said, The bondage of My people who is in Mizraim is verily disclosed before Me, and before Me is heard their cry on account of their toils; for their afflictions are disclosed before 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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