Genesis 4:5

וְאֶל ־ קַיִן וְאֶל ־ מִנְחָתוֹ לֹא שָׁעָה וַיִּחַר לְקַיִן מְאֹד וַֽיִּפְּלוּ פָּנָֽיו ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

4וְהֶבֶל הֵבִיא גַם ־ הוּא מִבְּכֹרוֹת צֹאנוֹ וּמֵֽחֶלְבֵהֶן וַיִּשַׁע יְהוָה אֶל ־ הֶבֶל וְאֶל ־ מִנְחָתֽוֹ ׃

6וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל ־ קָיִן לָמָּה חָרָה לָךְ וְלָמָּה נָפְלוּ פָנֶֽיךָ ׃

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Cross References

Genesis 31:2וַיַּרְא יַעֲקֹב אֶת ־ פְּנֵי לָבָן וְהִנֵּה אֵינֶנּוּ עִמּוֹ כִּתְמוֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם ׃

Genesis 39:19וַיְהִי כִשְׁמֹעַ אֲדֹנָיו אֶת ־ דִּבְרֵי אִשְׁתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר דִּבְּרָה אֵלָיו לֵאמֹר כַּדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה עָשָׂהּ לִי עַבְדֶּךָ וַיִּחַר אַפּֽוֹ ׃

Job 5:2כִּֽי ־ לֶֽאֱוִיל יַהֲרָג ־ כָּעַשׂ וּפֹתֶה תָּמִית קִנְאָֽה ׃

Psalms 20:3יִשְׁלַֽח ־ עֶזְרְךָ מִקֹּדֶשׁ וּמִצִּיּוֹן יִסְעָדֶֽךָּ ׃

Ecclesiastes 4:4וְרָאִיתִֽי אֲנִי אֶת ־ כָּל ־ עָמָל וְאֵת כָּל ־ כִּשְׁרוֹן הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂה כִּי הִיא קִנְאַת ־ אִישׁ מֵרֵעֵהוּ גַּם ־ זֶה הֶבֶל וּרְעוּת רֽוּחַ ׃

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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