11Now, therefore, cursed shalt thou be upon the earth, which hath opened her mouth and received the blood of thy brother at thy hand,


In Context

8 And Cain said to Abel his brother: Let us go forth abroad. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and slew him.

9 And the Lord said to Cain: Where is thy brother Abel? And he answered, I know not: am I my brother's keeper?

10 And he said to him: What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth to me from the earth.

11 Now, therefore, cursed shalt thou be upon the earth, which hath opened her mouth and received the blood of thy brother at thy hand,

12 When thou shalt till it, it shall not yield to thee its fruit: a fugitive and vagabond shalt thou be upon the earth.

13 And Cain said to the Lord: My iniquity is greater than that I may deserve pardon.

Genesis 4:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:11And now [art] thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:11Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:11And now cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened its mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:11And now be thou cursed from the ground, which hath opened its mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:11And now cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:11And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:11Now you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:11and now, cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened her mouth to receive the blood of thy brother from thy hand;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:11And now are you cursed from the earth, which has opened her mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand;