Genesis 4:5

but of Cain and his present, he approved not,—and it angered Cain greatly, and his countenance fell.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

4Abel, also, even, he, brought in of the firstlings of his sheep, and of their fat, and Yahweh approved of Abel and of his present;

6So then Yahweh said unto Cain,—Wherefore hath it angered thee, and wherefore hath thy countenance fallen?

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Cross References

Genesis 31:2And Jacob looked upon the face of Laban,—and lo! it was not with him as afore-time.

Genesis 39:19And it came to pass, when his lord heard the words of his wife which she spake unto him saying, According to these words, hath thy servant done to me, Then was kindled his anger.

Job 5:2For, to the foolish man, death is caused by vexation, and, the simple one, is slain by jealousy.

Psalms 20:3Remember every present of thine, and, thine ascending-sacrifice, esteem. [Selah.]

Ecclesiastes 4:4Then saw, I, all the toil and all the skill of the work, that, for this, a man was envied of his neighbour,—even this, was vanity, and a feeding on wind.

Matthew 20:15Is it not allowed me to do, what I please, with my own? or is, thine eye, evil, because I good?

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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