Genesis 4:6
And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
Genesis 4:6 in other translations
| BSB | “Why are you angry,” said the LORD to Cain, “and why has your countenance fallen? |
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| WEB | The LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen? |
| ASV | And Jehovah said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? |
| YLT | And Jehovah saith unto Cain, ‘Why hast thou displeasure? and why hath thy countenance fallen? |
| DARBY | And Jehovah said to Cain, Why art thou angry, and why is thy countenance fallen? |
| BBE | And the Lord said to Cain, Why are you angry? and why is your face sad? |
| Webster | And the LORD said to Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? |
What does Genesis 4:6 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 4:1-7
When Cain was born, Eve said, I have gotten a man from the Lord. Perhaps she thought that this was the promised seed. If so, she was wofully disappointed. Abel signifies vanity: when she thought she had the promised seed in Cain, whose name signifies possession, she was so taken up with him that another son was as vanity to her. Observe, each son had a calling. It is the will of God for every one to have something…
Genesis 4:6 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 4:6
- Isaiah 1:18
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
- Job 5:2
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
- Luke 15:31-32
And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
- Jeremiah 2:31
O generation, see ye the word of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?
- Matthew 20:15
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
- Micah 6:3-5
O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me. For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the Lord.
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Context
- Genesis 4:5
But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
- Genesis 4:6
And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
- Genesis 4:7
If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
Genesis 4:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces Jehová dijo á Caín: ¿Por qué te has ensañado, y por qué se ha inmutado tu rostro? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et l’ Éternel dit à Caïn: Pourquoi es-tu irrité, et pourquoi ton visage est-il abattu? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Jehova sprach zu Kain: Warum bist du ergrimmt, und warum hat sich dein Antlitz gesenkt? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixitque Dominus ad eum: Quare iratus es? et cur concidit facies tua? |