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Genesis 4:6 KJV
Genesis · chapter 4 · verse 6
And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?Genesis 4:6 · King James Version
Genesis 4:6 in context
4And 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:
5But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
6And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
7If 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.
8And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- countenancepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- wrothchârâhto glow or grow warmH2734 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- CainQayinKajin, the name of the first child, also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribeH7014 →
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God is here reasoning with Cain, to convince him of the sin and folly of his anger and discontent, and to bring him into a good temper again, that further mischief might be prevented. It is an instance of God's patience and condescending goodness that he would deal thus tenderly with so bad a man, in so bad an affair.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-7