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Genesis 4:11

American Standard Version

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

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Genesis 4:11 in other translations

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

Genesis 4:11 · World English Bible

Genesis 4:11 in context

  1. 9And Jehovah said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother’s keeper?
  2. 10And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.
  3. 11And now cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened its mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;
  4. 12when thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee its strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth.
  5. 13And Cain said unto Jehovah, My punishment is greater than I can bear.