Genesis 4:5

and unto Cain and unto his present He hath not looked; and it is very displeasing to Cain, and his countenance is fallen.

Young's Literal Translation

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 hath brought, he also, from the female firstlings of his flock, even from their fat ones; and Jehovah looketh unto Abel and unto his present,

6And Jehovah saith unto Cain, 'Why hast thou displeasure? and why hath thy countenance fallen?

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Cross References

Genesis 31:2and Jacob seeth the face of Laban, and lo, it is not with him as heretofore.

Genesis 39:19And it cometh to pass when his lord heareth the words of his wife, which she hath spoken unto him, saying, 'According to these things hath thy servant done to me,' that his anger burneth;

Job 5:2For provocation slayeth the perverse, And envy putteth to death the simple,

Psalms 20:3He doth remember all thy presents, And thy burnt-offering doth reduce to ashes. Selah.

Ecclesiastes 4:4And I have seen all the labour, and all the benefit of the work, because for it a man is the envy of his neighbour. Even this [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.

Matthew 20:15is it not lawful to me to do what I will in mine own? is thine eye evil because I am 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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