Genesis 4:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 4:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
קַ֖יִן
Qayin
H7014
Cain
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הֶ֣בֶל
Hebel
H1893
Abel
אָחִ֑יו
ʼâch
H251
brother
וַֽיְהִי֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בִּהְיוֹתָ֣ם
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה
sâdeh
H7704
field
וַיָּ֥קָם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
קַ֛יִן
Qayin
H7014
Cain
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הֶ֥בֶל
Hebel
H1893
Abel
אָחִ֖יו
ʼâch
H251
brother
וַיַּהַרְגֵֽהוּ
hârag
H2026
to kill
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World English Bible Public Domain
Cain said to Abel, his brother, "Let's go into the field." It happened, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Cain spoke to Abel his brother. And it happened while they were in the field, then Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).