Genesis 4:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.”
Genesis 4:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 4:7 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 4:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“If you do well, won’t it be lifted up? If you don’t do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it.””
Genesis 4:7 — World English Bible
Genesis 4:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“If thou doest well, shall it not be lifted up? and if thou doest not well, sin coucheth at the door; and unto thee shall be its desire; but do thou rule over it.”
Genesis 4:7 — American Standard Version
Genesis 4:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.'”
Genesis 4:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 4:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“If thou doest well, will not [thy countenance] look up [with confidence]? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door; and unto thee [shall be] his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.”
Genesis 4:7 — Darby Translation
Genesis 4:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“If thou do well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sinne lieth at the doore: also vnto thee his desire shalbe subiect, and thou shalt rule ouer him.”
Genesis 4:7 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 4:7 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“If you do well, will there not be a lifting up? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and toward you its desire, and you must rule over it."”
Genesis 4:7 — The Living Sword
Genesis 4:7 in Context — Genesis 4
5 mais il ne porta pas un regard favorable sur Caïn et sur son offrande. Caïn fut très irrité, et son visage fut abattu.
6 Et l’Éternel dit à Caïn: Pourquoi es-tu irrité, et pourquoi ton visage est-il abattu?
7 Certainement, si tu agis bien, tu relèveras ton visage, et si tu agis mal, le péché se couche à la porte, et ses désirs se portent vers toi: mais toi, domine sur lui.
8 Cependant, Caïn adressa la parole à son frère Abel; mais, comme ils étaient dans les champs, Caïn se jeta sur son frère Abel, et le tua.
9 L’Éternel dit à Caïn: Où est ton frère Abel? Il répondit: Je ne sais pas; suis-je le gardien de mon frère?
What Does Genesis 4:7 Mean?
Genesis 4:7 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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