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


In Context

13 Cain said to the Lord , "My punishment is more than I can bear.

14 Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me."

15 But the Lord said to him, "Not so ; if anyone kills Cain, he will suffer vengeance seven times over." Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.

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

17 Cain lay with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was then building a city, and he named it after his son Enoch.

18 To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of 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 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;

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.