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


In Context

6 And the Lord said to him: Why art thou angry? and why is thy countenance fallen?

7 If thou do well, shalt thou not receive? but if ill, shall not sin forthwith be present at the door? but the lust thereof shall be under thee, and thou shalt have dominion over it.

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,

Genesis 4:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:9And the LORD said unto Cain, Where [is] Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: [Am] I my brother’s keeper?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:9Then the Lord said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" "I don't know," he replied. "Am I my brother's keeper?"

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:9And Jehovah said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother's keeper?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:9And Jehovah said to Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother's keeper?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:9And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother's keeper?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:9And the LORD said to Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:9Yahweh said to Cain, |Where is Abel, your brother?| He said, |I don't know. Am I my brother's keeper?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:9And Jehovah saith unto Cain, 'Where is Abel thy brother?' and he saith, 'I have not known; my brother's keeper — I?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:9And the LORD said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?