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Andוַhe said,יֹּאמֶר“Whatמֶהhave you done?עָשִׂיתָThe voiceקוֹלof your brother’sאָחִיךָbloodדְּמֵיis crying outצֹעֲקִיםto meאֵלַיfromמִןthe ground.הָאֲדָמָה
Genesis 4:10
Study it in the app“And he said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 4:10, word by word
- he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- have you doneעָשִׂיתָasita
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asita” appears- The voiceקוֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears- of your brother’sאָחִיachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears- bloodדְּמֵיdeme
bloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “deme” appears- is crying outצֹעֲקִיםtsoakim
cry out
To shout for help or justice.
Where else “tsoakim” appears- the groundאֲדָמָהadama
soil
Farmland, or dust.
Where else “adama” appears
The context
9And YHWH said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”
10 · This verse (above)
11And now, cursed are you away from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
To study Genesis 4 in a group
1. What it says
How did Cain feel when YHWH did not look with favor on his offering, and what did YHWH say to him (vv. 5-7)?
2. What it means
What does Cain mean by his question, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” (v. 9)?
3. How I live it
How can you deal with anger or envy toward someone today before it grows?