Genesis 4:3 - Plain English Version

³ One day, Cain brought a gift to give to God. He brought some food from his garden.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ And in the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto Jehovah.

Common English Bible

³ Some time later, Cain presented an offering to the LORD from the land’s crops

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ Then it happened, after many days, that Cain offered gifts to the Lord, from the fruits of the earth.

Genesis 4:3 Cross References

Genesis 4:2

After that, they had another son, and she gave him the name Abel. Abel grew up, and he looked after sheep and goats all the time. Cain grew up, and he became a gardener. He dug the ground and grew plants for people to eat.

Genesis 4:4

And Abel brought a gift to give to God too. He gave God some of his young sheep and goats. They were the first ones born to their mothers. Abel brought the best bits of meat from those sheep and goats. And God was happy with Abel, and with his gift.

Jude 1:11

Very bad things will happen to that mob of lying teachers. Do you know the stories about Cain, Balaam, and Korah? Cain killed his brother Abel. Balaam really wanted money and did bad things to get it. And Korah turned against God. God punished those men, Cain, Balaam, and Korah. Now that liar mob are doing the same wrong things, and God will punish them too.