Genesis 4:9
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And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?And the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I do not know!” he answered. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
In other translations
And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?And the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I do not know!” he answered. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֶל־'el-toH413קַיִןkayinCainH7014אֵי'eiwhere?H335הֶבֶלhevel[is] AbelH1893אָחִיךָ'achikhabrother yourH251וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לֹאlo'notH3808יָדַעְתִּיyada'tiI knowH3045הֲשֹׁמֵרhashomer¿ [the] keeperH8104אָחִי'achiof brother myH251אָנֹכִי׃'anokhi[am] IH595
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