Genesis 4:16
14 Behold, this day You have driven me from the face of the earth, and from Your face I will be hidden; I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”
15 “Not so!” replied the LORD. “If anyone slays Cain, then Cain will be avenged sevenfold.” And the LORD placed a mark on Cain, so that no one who found him would kill him.
So Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
17 And Cain had relations with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain built a city and named it after his son Enoch.
18 Now to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methusael, and Methusael was the father of Lamech.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
- KJV
- And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
- WEB
- Cain left the LORD’s presence, and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
- ASV
- And Cain went out from the presence of Jehovah, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
- DARBY
- And Cain went out from the presence of Jehovah, and dwelt in the land of Nod, toward the east of Eden.
- BLB
- And Cain went out from before the face of YHWH and dwelt in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
- ÅB
- Så gikk Kain bort fra Herrens åsyn og bosatte seg i landet Nod[^1], østenfor Eden.
- OTB
- Kain dro bort fra Herrens nærvær og slo seg ned i landet Nod, øst for Eden.
- B1930
- Så gikk Kain bort fra Herrens åsyn og bosatte sig i landet Nod, østenfor Eden. / < d.e. landflyktighet.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 2:7
So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.
Read in contextGenesis 4:14
Behold, this day You have driven me from the face of the earth, and from Your face I will be hidden; I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”
Read in context2 Kings 13:23
But the LORD was gracious to Israel and had compassion on them, and He turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day, the LORD has been unwilling to destroy them or cast them from His presence.
Read in contextJeremiah 23:39
therefore I will surely forget you and will cast you out of My presence, both you and the city that I gave to you and your fathers.
Read in contextGenesis 3:8
Then the man and his wife heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the breeze of the day, and they hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
Read in contextJeremiah 52:3
For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.
Read in context2 Kings 24:20
For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.
Read in contextExodus 20:18
When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.
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