Then Jacob saw Laban’s face, and he noticed that his expression wasn’t the same as it was just a day or two before.
Genesis 4:5 - Tree of Life Version but upon Cain and his offering He did not look favorably. Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But for Cain and his offering He had no respect or regard. So Cain was exceedingly angry and indignant, and he looked sad and depressed. American Standard Version (1901) but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. Common English Bible but didn’t look favorably on Cain and his sacrifice. Cain became very angry and looked resentful. Catholic Public Domain Version Yet in truth, he did not look with favor on Cain and his gifts. And Cain was vehemently angry, and his countenance fell. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But to Cain and his offerings he had no respect: and Cain was exceedingly angry, and his countenance fell. |
Then Jacob saw Laban’s face, and he noticed that his expression wasn’t the same as it was just a day or two before.
He said to them, “I can see by your father’s face that his expression isn’t the same as it was just a day or two ago. But the God of my father has been with me.
Now when his master heard the words his wife spoke to him saying, “Such are the things your slave did to me,” his anger burned.
so that you turn your spirit against God and bring such words out of your mouth?
A man’s folly undermines his way, and his heart rages against Adonai.
Bloodthirsty people hate a man of integrity and seek the soul of the upright.
Then I saw that all toil and all skill that is done come from man’s envy of his neighbor; this too is fleeting and striving after the wind.
The expression of their faces bears witness against them. They display their sin like Sodom— they do not hide it. Oy , their souls! For they brought evil on themselves.
Then Moses became very angry and said to Adonai, “Do not accept their offering. I haven’t taken from them a single donkey, nor have I wronged one of them!”
Am I not permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or is your eye evil because I am good?’
When the Jewish leaders saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and tried to contradict what Paul was saying by reviling him.
By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain. Through faith he was commended as righteous when God approved of his gifts. And through faith he still speaks, although he is dead.
Woe to them! For they went the way of Cain; they were consumed for pay in Balaam’s error; and in Korah’s rebellion they have been destroyed.
But Adonai said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or his stature, because I have already refused him. For He does not see a man as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but Adonai looks into the heart.”