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Hebrew

...an offering to the Lord. And Abel, he also brought to come / bo

of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord looked to look / sha’ah

at Abel and at his offering. But at
Cain and at his offering He did not look. And it was hot meaning "he was very angry"
to Cain, and his face fell. to burn / charah | to fall / naphal | face / panah

And the Lord said to Cain, "Why is it hot to you, and why has your face fallen? to say / amar

If you do well, will there not be an uplifting? And if you do not to be good / tob | to lift / nasa

do well, sin crouches at the door; and unto you
is its desire, but you must rule over it." desire / shuq | to rule / mashal

And Cain said to Abel his brother; and it was, when they were to be / hayah

in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother to rise / qum

and killed him. And the Lord said to Cain, to kill / harag

"Where is Abel your brother?" And he said, "I do not know;
Am I my brother's keeper?" And He said, "What
have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries to do / asah

to Me from the ground. And now, cursed to curse / arar

are you from the ground, which has opened to open / patsah

its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
When you till the ground, it shall not add to work / abad | strength / koach

to give its strength to you; a fugitive and a wanderer you shall be on the earth." to wander / nua | to flee / nad

And Cain said to the Lord, "My punishment is too great to bear / nasa

to bear. Behold, You have driven me out this day from
the face of the ground, and from Your face I shall be hidden; face / panah | to hide / satar

and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and it will be that to be / hayah

whoever finds me will kill me." And the Lord said to him, to kill / harag

"Therefore, whoever kills Cain, sevenfold vengeance shall be taken." vengeance / naqam

And the Lord set a mark on Cain, lest to put / sum

anyone finding him should strike him.

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Greek (Septuagint)

Hebrews 11:a a sacrifice a sacrifice to the Lord to the Lord. And and Abel Abel brought offered also and he himself from of the firstborn firstborn of the sheep of the his sheep and and of from the fat the fat of them of them. and And looked looked God God at upon Abel Abel and and at upon the gifts the gifts his of him; at but but upon Cain Cain and and at upon the sacrifices the sacrifices his of him not not he attended did He attend. and And it grieved it grieved Cain Cain greatly exceedingly, and and fell fell the face the face his of him. Wisdom 10:a | 1 John 3:a And and said said the Lord the Lord God God to to Cain, Cain "Why why sorrowful sad have you become, become and and why why fell fell the the face face your of you? not If if rightly rightly you offer you have offered, but rightly rightly not but not you divide you have divided, have you sinned? did you sin? Be still Rest. To To you you is the the turning turning of him of him, and and you you of him shall rule shall rule over him." and And said said Cain Cain to to Abel Abel the the brother brother his of him, "Let us go out Let us go out into into the the field field." and And it came it came to pass to pass when while they were they were them in in the the field field, rose up Cain rose up Cain against against Abel Abel the the brother brother his of him and and killed killed him him. and And said said God God to to Cain Cain, "Where where is is Abel Abel the the brother brother your of you?" who And but he he said said, not "I do not I know know; am I am I the keeper the keeper of the brother of my brother my I?" am I And and He said, said "What what have you done have you done? this The voice the voice of blood of blood of the of the brother brother your of you cries cries to to me me from out of the earth the ground. and And now now maledict cursed you are you from from the earth the ground, which which opened gaped the mouth its mouth its to to receive receive the blood the blood of the brother of your brother your out of from the the hand hand your of you. for Because you shall work you shall work the earth the earth, and and not it shall not shall add add the strength its strength its to give to give to you; to you groaning sighing and and trembling trembling you shall be you shall be upon upon the the earth earth." and And said said Cain Cain to to the Lord the Lord, greater "My fault is greater the fault than my that I should to be forgiven be forgiven. me If if You cast me out You cast me out today today from from the face the face of the of the earth earth, and and from from the face Your face Your I shall be hidden I shall be hidden; and and I shall be I shall be groaning groaning and and trembling trembling upon upon the earth the earth, and and it shall be it shall be everyone that everyone finding who finds me me will kill will kill me me." And the Lord God said to him, "Not so; everyone who kills Cain shall pay sevenfold vengeance." And the Lord God set a mark on Cain, so that everyone who found him should not kill him.

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Latin (Vulgate)

...offerings to the Lord. ᵃ Abel also offered from the firstlings of his flock ᵇ and from their fat. ᵉ And the Lord looked upon Abel ᶜ and upon his offerings. ᵈ But upon Cain and upon his offerings He did not look. ᵐ And Cain was vehemently angry, ᵖ and his countenance fell. ᶠ And the Lord said to him, ᵍ "Why are you angry? and why is your face fallen? ʰ If you do well, will you not receive? but if ill, sin will presently be present at the door. But under you shall be its desire, ⁱ and you shall have dominion over it." ᵏ And Cain said to Abel his brother, "Let us go outside." And when they were in the field, ˡ Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him. ᵐ And the Lord said to Cain, ⁿ "Where is Abel your brother?" And he answered, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?" ᵒ And He said to him, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries to Me from the earth. ᵖ Now, therefore, cursed shall you be upon the earth, ᵠ which opened its mouth and received the blood of your brother from your hand. ʳ When you work the earth, it shall not give you its fruits. A fugitive and a wanderer shall you be upon the earth." ˢ And Cain said to the Lord, "My iniquity is greater ᵗ than that I may deserve pardon. ᵘ Behold, You cast me out this day from the face of the earth, and from Your face I shall be hidden, and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth. ˣ Therefore everyone who finds me will kill me." And the Lord said to him, "It shall not be so; but everyone who kills Cain shall be punished sevenfold." And the Lord set a mark on Cain, that no one...

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Aramaic (Targum)

...an offering before the Lord. And Abel brought, he also, from the firstborn of his flock and of their fat, and the Lord received with favor Abel and his sacrifice. But Cain and his sacrifice He did not receive with favor; and it was very hard for Cain, and his face fell. And the Lord said to Cain, "Why is it hard for you, and why has your face fallen? If you do your works well, it shall be forgiven you; but if you do not do your works well, for the day of judgment your sin is kept, when it is destined to be punished of you, if you do not repent. But if you repent, it shall be forgiven you, and you shall rule over it to be justified over it." And Cain spoke to Abel his brother; and it was, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him. And the Lord said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" and he said, "I do not know. Am I the keeper of my brother?" And He said, "What have you done? The voice of the blood of the generations that were destined to come out from your brother complains before Me from the earth. And now, cursed are you from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive the blood of your brother from your hand. When you labor in the earth, it shall not add to give its strength to you; a wanderer and an exile you shall be in the earth." And Cain said before the Lord, "My debt is too great to be forgiven. Behold, You have driven me out this day from upon the face of the earth, and from before You it is not possible to be hidden; and I shall be a wanderer and an exile in the earth, and it will be that whoever finds me will kill me." And the Lord said to him, "Therefore, whoever kills Cain, for seven generations it shall be punished of him." And the Lord set a sign on Cain, so that...

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Latin Translation of Targum

...an offering before the Lord. And Abel brought also himself of the firstlings to come / ati

of his sheep: and of their fat: and the Lord received with good pleasure
Abel and his offering. But Cain and his offering to be good | to forgive | judgment | to punish

He did not receive with good pleasure: and Cain was vehemently angry,
and his face fell. And the Lord said to Cain, "Why to return | to be | to rise

are you angry? why has your face fallen? If you do voice | to go out | to curse

your works well, it will be forgiven you; and if you do not do them well, in to receive | to work | to add

the day of judgment your sin is kept: in which it is to be that to give | strength | to wander

it is punished from you: if you do not turn: and if you turn, it will be forgiven to be | to forgive | to open

you." And Cain speaking to Abel his brother: and it was, when they were to be | year | before

in the field, Cain rose against Abel his brother and killed generation | to open | to set

him. And the Lord said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" And he said, sign / at

"I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?" And He said, "What have you done?
The voice of the blood of the generations which were future to follow
from your brother cries before Me from the earth. And now cursed
are you from the earth, which opened its mouth that it might receive the blood of your brother
from your hand. When you have worked the earth, it shall not give any longer
to you its strength: unstable and migrating you shall be in
the earth." And Cain said before the Lord, "My iniquity is great so that
it may be forgiven. Behold, You have cast me out today from the surface of the earth: and
from Your face I am hidden: and I shall be unstable and migrating
in the earth: and it will be that everyone who finds me will kill me." And the Lord said
to him, "Therefore everyone who kills Cain: in seven generations
vengeance shall be taken from him." and the Lord set a sign on Cain: so that no...