Genesis 4:8 — One day Cain suggested to his brother, “Let’s go out into the fields.” And whil… — NLT | maBible

Read Genesis 4:8 (New Living Translation) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Genesis 4.8, Genesis 4v8, Gen. 4:8. One day Cain suggested to his brother, “Let’s go out into the fields.” And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother, Abel, and killed him.

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8 One day Cain suggested to his brother, “Let’s go out into the fields.” And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother, Abel, and killed him.

Passage themes

The trap of fair words — And Cain talked
The offering pleasing to God — Abel his brother
Hatred turned to violence — Cain rose up against Abel his brother
Sin brings forth death — and slew him

Notes and references

As in Samaritan Pentateuch, Greek and Syriac versions, and Latin Vulgate; Masoretic Text lacks “Let’s go out into the fields.”

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Le premier signe d'alliance L'arc-en-ciel apparaît pour la première fois dans la Bible comme un signe d'alliance : Dieu le place dans le ciel après le déluge pour promettre qu'il ne détruira plus jamais la terre par les eaux (Genèse 9:13-15).

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Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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