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


In Context

6 And Jehovah saith unto Cain, 'Why hast thou displeasure? and why hath thy countenance fallen?

7 Is there not, if thou dost well, acceptance? and if thou dost not well, at the opening a sin-offering is crouching, and unto thee its desire, and thou rulest over it.'

8 And Cain saith unto Abel his brother, 'Let us go into the field;' and it cometh to pass in their being in the field, that Cain riseth up against Abel his brother, and slayeth him.

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

10 And He saith, 'What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood is crying unto Me from the ground;

11 and now, cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened her mouth to receive the blood of thy brother from 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:9And the Lord said to Cain: Where is thy brother Abel? And he answered, I know not: 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 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?