Genesis 4:12

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Genesis 4:12

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

When you till the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”

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KJV

King James Version

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.

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WEB

World English Bible

From now on, when you till the ground, it won’t yield its strength to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”

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ASV

American Standard Version

when thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee its strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Genesis 4

¹⁰ “What have you done?” replied the LORD. “The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.

¹¹ Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.

¹² When you till the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”

¹³ But Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.

¹⁴ Behold, this day You have driven me from the face of the earth, and from Your face I will be hidden; I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”

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