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Genesis 4:14 KJV
Genesis · chapter 4 · verse 14
Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.Genesis 4:14 · King James Version
Genesis 4:14 in context
12When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
13And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
14Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
15And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
16And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- fugitivenûwaʻto waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figurativelyH5128 →
- vagabondnûwdto nodH5110 →
- earthʼădâmâhsoilH127 →
- earthʼeretsthe earthH776 →
- facepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- passhâyâhto existH1961 →
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We have here a further account of the proceedings against Cain. I. Here is Cain's complaint of the sentence passed upon him, as hard and severe. Some make him to speak the language of despair, and read it, My iniquity is greater than that it may be forgiven;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-15