Genesis 4:9 - Tree of Life Version

⁹ Then Adonai said to Cain, “Where is Abel, your brother?” “I don’t know,” he said. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ And the Lord said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? And he said, I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ And Jehovah said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother’s keeper?

Common English Bible

⁹ The LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” Cain said, “I don’t know. Am I my brother’s guardian?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ And the Lord said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" And he responded: "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁹ And the Lord said to Cain: Where is thy brother Abel? And he answered: I know not. Am I my brother's keeper?

Genesis 4:9 Cross References

Genesis 37:26

Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is there if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? Come on!

Genesis 37:32

Then they sent the long-sleeved tunic, and it was brought to their father, and they said, “We found this. Do you recognize whether or not it is your son’s tunic?”

Genesis 4:10

Then He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying out to Me from the ground.

Psalm 9:12

Sing praises to Adonai, who dwells in Zion. Declare His deeds among the peoples.

Psalm 9:13

He who avenges blood remembers. He will not forget the cry of the afflicted.

Proverbs 28:13

One who covers up his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them finds mercy.

John 8:44

You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks lies he is just being himself—for he is a liar and the father of lies.