Genesis 4:11
King James Version (KJV)
And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;
In context
9 And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?
10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.
11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;
12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
13 And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
Genesis 4:11 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;
- WEB World English Bible
- Now you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And now cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened its mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and now, cursed [art] thou from the ground, which hath opened her mouth to receive the blood of thy brother from thy hand;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And now be thou cursed from the ground, which hath opened its mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;