Genesis 4:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?”
Genesis 4:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 4:9 in 7 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 4:9 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Genesis 4:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh said to Cain, “Where is Abel, your brother?” He said, “I don’t know. Am I my brother’s keeper?””
Genesis 4:9 — World English Bible
Genesis 4:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Jehovah said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother’s keeper?”
Genesis 4:9 — American Standard Version
Genesis 4:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Jehovah saith unto Cain, `Where <FI>is<Fi> Abel thy brother?' and he saith, `I have not known; my brother's keeper--I?'”
Genesis 4:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 4:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jehovah said to Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother's keeper?”
Genesis 4:9 — Darby Translation
Genesis 4:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then the Lord said vnto Kain, Where is Habel thy brother? Who answered, I cannot tell. Am I my brothers keeper?”
Genesis 4:9 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 4:9 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And the Lord said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" And he said, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?"”
Genesis 4:9 — The Living Sword
Genesis 4:9 in Context — Genesis 4
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?
10 Et Dieu dit: Qu’as-tu fait? La voix du sang de ton frère crie de la terre jusqu’à moi.
11 Maintenant, tu seras maudit de la terre qui a ouvert sa bouche pour recevoir de ta main le sang de ton frère.
What Does Genesis 4:9 Mean?
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