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


In Context

13 And Cain said to Jehovah, My punishment is too great to be borne.

14 Behold, thou hast driven me this day from the face of the ground, and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a wanderer and fugitive on the earth; and it will come to pass, that every one who finds me will slay me.

15 And Jehovah said to him, Therefore, whoever slayeth Cain, it shall be revenged sevenfold. And Jehovah set a mark on Cain, lest any finding him should smite him.

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

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

18 And to Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael; and Mehujael begot Methushael; and Methushael begot Lemech.

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 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;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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