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Genesis 4:9 Interlinear

“And he said And the LORD unto Cain Where is Abel not Am I my brother's And he said I know keeper not Am I my brother's ”

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Genesis 4 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	H559	And he said	to say (used with great latitude)
2	יְהוָה֙	H3068	And the LORD	(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
3	אֶל	H413		near, with or among; often in general, to
4	קַ֔יִן	H7014	unto Cain	kajin, the name of the first child
5	אֵ֖י	H335	Where	where? hence how?
6	הֶ֣בֶל	H1893	is Abel	abel (hebel), the son of adam
7	אָחִ֖י	H251	not Am I my brother's	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001])
8	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	H559	And he said	to say (used with great latitude)
9	לֹ֣א	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
10	יָדַ֔עְתִּי	H3045	I know	to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
11	הֲשֹׁמֵ֥ר	H8104	keeper	properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
12	אָחִ֖י	H251	not Am I my brother's	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001])
13	אָנֹֽכִי׃	H595		i

Genesis 4:9 (current)And he said And the LORD unto Cain Where is Abel not Am I my brother's And he said I know keeper not Am I my brother's