King James Version (KJV) Authorized Version 1611
Read Full Chapter (Genesis 4) Genesis 4:11 KJV
"And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;"
Genesis Chapter 4, Verse 11
Genesis 4:11 in Context (Verses 8–14 KJV)
8
And 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.
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.*
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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.*
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.