Genesis 4:13
What does Genesis 4:13 mean?
A plain-English look at Genesis 4:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Cain said unto Jehovah, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Cain said unto Jehovah, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And Cain said, My punishment is greater than my strength.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Cain saith unto Jehovah, `Greater is my punishment than to be borne;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And Cain said to the Lord: My iniquity is greater than that I may deserve pardon.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Cain said to Jehovah, My punishment is too great to be borne.
Context
v.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.
v.13This passage
v.14Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the ground; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth; and it will come to pass, that whosoever findeth me will slay me.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 15:22
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, And he is waited for of the sword.
- Revelation 16:9
And men were scorched with great heat: and they blasphemed the name of God who hath the power over these plagues; and they repented not to give him glory.
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