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Genesis 4:3

Cain
Praise and worship

1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.

2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.

4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

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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.

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BSB
So in the course of time, Cain brought some of the fruit of the soil as an offering to the LORD,
KJV
And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
WEB
As time passed, Cain brought an offering to the LORD from the fruit of the ground.
ASV
And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto Jehovah.
DARBY
And in process of time it came to pass that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering to Jehovah.
BLB
And it came to pass at the end of days that Cain brought some of the fruit of the ground an offering to YHWH.
ÅB
Da en tid var gått, hendte det at Kain bar fram for Herren et offer av jordens grøde.
OTB
Etter en tid brakte Kain noen av markens avlinger som et offer til Herren.
B1930
Da nogen tid var gått, hendte det at Kain bar frem for Herren et offer av jordens grøde.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Numbers 18:12

    All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto the LORD, them have I given thee.

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  • Leviticus 2:1–11

    And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:

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