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Genesis 4:11

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

KJV

Nunc igitur maledictus eris super terram, quæ aperuit os suum, et suscepit sanguinem fratris tui de manu tua.

Vulgate

καὶ νῦν ἐπικατάρατος σὺ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ἣ ἔχανεν τὸ στόμα αὐτῆς δέξασθαι τὸ αἷμα τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου ἐκ τῆς χειρός σου.

LXX

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

ASV

וְ/עַתָּ֖ה אָר֣וּר אָ֑תָּה מִן הָֽ/אֲדָמָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר פָּצְתָ֣ה אֶת פִּ֔י/הָ לָ/קַ֛חַת אֶת דְּמֵ֥י אָחִ֖י/ךָ מִ/יָּדֶֽ/ךָ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲדָמָ֔ה
'dmh
noun · 224×
אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
אָר֣וּר
'rvr
verb · 63×
ו
v
noun · 629×
וֹ
v
noun · 356×
וֹ
v
noun · 1620×
י
y
noun · 496×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
מִן
mn
preposition · 1223×
עַתָּ֗ה
'th
adverb · 433×
פָּצ֥וּ
ptsv
verb · 15×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§401After that first sin, the world is virtually inundated by sin There is Cain's murder of his brother Abel and the universal corruption which follows in the wake of sin. Likewise, sin frequently manifests itself in the history of Israel, especially as infidelity to the God of the Covenant and as transgression of the Law of Moses. and even after Christ's atonement, sin raises its …
§2259In the account of Abel's murder by his brother Cain,57 Scripture reveals the presence of anger and envy in man, consequences of original sin, from the beginning of human history. Man has become the enemy of his fellow man. God declares the wickedness of this fratricide: "What have you done? the voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the ground. and now you are curse…

Cross-references

  • Deut 28:15 — But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shal
  • Gal 3:10 — For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
  • Gen 3:14 — And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the
  • Gen 5:29 — And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.
  • Hab 2:12 — Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
  • Job 16:18 — O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.
  • Job 16:18 — O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.