Genesis 4:9 Hebrew Word Analysis
7 | And he said | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | h559 |
1 | And the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | h3068 |
2 | | אֶל | h413 |
3 | unto Cain | קַ֔יִן | h7014 |
4 | Where | אֵ֖י | h335 |
5 | is Abel | הֶ֣בֶל | h1893 |
11 | not Am I my brother's | אָחִ֖י | h251 |
7 | And he said | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | h559 |
8 | | לֹ֣א | h3808 |
9 | I know | יָדַ֔עְתִּי | h3045 |
10 | keeper | הֲשֹׁמֵ֥ר | h8104 |
11 | not Am I my brother's | אָחִ֖י | h251 |
12 | | אָנֹֽכִי׃ | h595 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
American Standard Version (ASV)
And Jehovah said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother's keeper?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And the Lord said to Cain, Where is your brother Abel? And he said, I have no idea: am I my brother's keeper?
Darby English Bible (DBY)
And Jehovah said to Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother's keeper?
Webster's Bible (WBT)
And the LORD said to Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
World English Bible (WEB)
Yahweh said to Cain, "Where is Abel, your brother?" He said, "I don't know. Am I my brother's keeper?"
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And Jehovah saith unto Cain, `Where `is' Abel thy brother?' and he saith, `I have not known; my brother's keeper -- I?'