Genesis 4:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 4:9 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 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
קַ֔יִן
Qayin
H7014
Cain
אֵ֖י
ʼay
H335
where
הֶ֣בֶל
Hebel
H1893
Abel
אָחִ֑יךָ
ʼâch
H251
brother
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָדַ֔עְתִּי
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
הֲשֹׁמֵ֥ר
shâmar
H8104
to keep
אָחִ֖י
ʼâch
H251
brother
אָנֹֽכִי
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh said to Cain, "Where is Abel, your brother?" He said, "I don't know. Am I my brother's keeper?"
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King James Version Public Domain
And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Yahweh said to Cain, “Where Abel your brother?” And he replied, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).