Genesis 4:11
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And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
In other translations
And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
Hebrew words
וְעַתָּהve'atahand nowH6258אָרוּר'arur[are] cursedH779אָתָּה'atahyouH859מִן־min-fromH4480הָאֲדָמָהha'adamahthe groundH127אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834פָּצְתָהpatzetah<it> has openedH6475אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853פִּיהָpihamouth itsH6310לָקַחַתlakachatto receiveH3947אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853דְּמֵיdemei[the] blood<s> ofH1818אָחִיךָ'achikhabrother yourH251מִיָּדֶךָ׃miyadekhafrom hand yourH3027
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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