16And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelled in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.


In Context

13 And Cain said to the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

14 Behold, you have driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from your face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that finds me shall slay me.

15 And the LORD said to him, Therefore whoever slays Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark on Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

16 And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelled in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

17 And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bore Enoch: and he built a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

18 And to Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.

Genesis 4:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:16And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:16So Cain went out from the Lord 's presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:16And Cain went out from the face of the Lord, and dwelt as a fugitive on the earth, at the east side of Eden.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:16And Cain went out from the presence of Jehovah, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:16And Cain went out from the presence of Jehovah, and dwelt in the land of Nod, toward the east of Eden.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:16And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:16And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:16Cain went out from Yahweh's presence, and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:16And Cain goeth out from before Jehovah, and dwelleth in the land, moving about east of Eden;