Compare Translations for Genesis 4:7 Compare Translations Genesis 4:7 ASV American Standard Version If thou doest well, shall it not be lifted up? and if thou doest not well, sin coucheth at the door: and unto thee shall be its desire, but do thou rule over it. Read Genesis 4 ASV | Read Genesis 4:7 ASV in parallel Genesis 4:7 BBE Bible in Basic English If you do well, will you not have honour? and if you do wrong, sin is waiting at the door, desiring to have you, but do not let it be your master. Read Genesis 4 BBE | Read Genesis 4:7 BBE in parallel Genesis 4:7 CEB Common English Bible If you do the right thing, wont you be accepted? But if you dont do the right thing, sin will be waiting at the door ready to strike! It will entice you, but you must rule over it. Read Genesis 4 CEB | Read Genesis 4:7 CEB in parallel Genesis 4:7 CJB Complete Jewish Bible If you are doing what is good, shouldnt you hold your head high? And if you dont do what is good, sin is crouching at the door - it wants you, but you can rule over it. Read Genesis 4 CJB | Read Genesis 4:7 CJB in parallel Genesis 4:7 RHE Douay-Rheims If thou do well, shalt thou not receive? but if ill, shall not sin forthwith be present at the door? but the lust thereof shall be under thee, and thou shalt have dominion over it. Read Genesis 4 RHE | Read Genesis 4:7 RHE in parallel Genesis 4:7 ESV English Standard Version If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it. Read Genesis 4 ESV | Read Genesis 4:7 ESV in parallel Genesis 4:7 GW GODS WORD Translation If you do well, wont you be accepted? But if you dont do well, sin is lying outside your door ready to attack. It wants to control you, but you must master it. Read Genesis 4 GW | Read Genesis 4:7 GW in parallel Genesis 4:7 GNT Good News Translation If you had done the right thing, you would be smiling; but because you have done evil, sin is crouching at your door. It wants to rule you, but you must overcome it. Read Genesis 4 GNT | Read Genesis 4:7 GNT in parallel Genesis 4:7 HNV Hebrew Names Version If you do well, will it not be lifted up? If you dont do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it. Read Genesis 4 HNV | Read Genesis 4:7 HNV in parallel Genesis 4:7 CSB Holman Christian Standard If you do right, wont you be accepted? But if you do not do right, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must master it. Read Genesis 4 CSB | Read Genesis 4:7 CSB in parallel Genesis 4:7 KJV King James Version If thou doest well , shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well , sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. Read Genesis 4 KJV | Read Genesis 4:7 KJV in parallel | Interlinear view Genesis 4:7 LEB Lexham English Bible If you do well {will I not accept you}? But if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. And its desire [is] for you, but you must rule over it. Read Genesis 4 LEB | Read Genesis 4:7 LEB in parallel Genesis 4:7 NAS New American Standard If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it. Read Genesis 4 NAS | Read Genesis 4:7 NAS in parallel | Interlinear view Genesis 4:7 NCV New Century Version If you do things well, I will accept you, but if you do not do them well, sin is ready to attack you. Sin wants you, but you must rule over it. Read Genesis 4 NCV | Read Genesis 4:7 NCV in parallel Genesis 4:7 NIRV New International Readers Version Do what is right. Then you will be accepted. If you dont do what is right, sin is waiting at your door to grab you. It longs to have you. But you must rule over it. Read Genesis 4 NIRV | Read Genesis 4:7 NIRV in parallel Genesis 4:7 NIV New International Version If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it. Read Genesis 4 NIV | Read Genesis 4:7 NIV in parallel Genesis 4:7 NKJV New King James Version If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it. Read Genesis 4 NKJV | Read Genesis 4:7 NKJV in parallel Genesis 4:7 NLT New Living Translation You will be accepted if you respond in the right way. But if you refuse to respond correctly, then watch out! Sin is waiting to attack and destroy you, and you must subdue it. Read Genesis 4 NLT | Read Genesis 4:7 NLT in parallel Genesis 4:7 NRS New Revised Standard If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; its desire is for you, but you must master it. Read Genesis 4 NRS | Read Genesis 4:7 NRS in parallel Genesis 4:7 RSV Revised Standard Version If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is couching at the door; its desire is for you, but you must master it. Read Genesis 4 RSV | Read Genesis 4:7 RSV in parallel Genesis 4:7 DBY The Darby Translation If thou doest well, will not [thy countenance] look up [with confidence]? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door; and unto thee [shall be] his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. Read Genesis 4 DBY | Read Genesis 4:7 DBY in parallel Genesis 4:7 MSG The Message If you do well, wont you be accepted? And if you dont do well, sin is lying in wait for you, ready to pounce; its out to get you, youve got to master it. Read Genesis 4 MSG | Read Genesis 4:7 MSG in parallel Genesis 4:7 WBT The Webster Bible If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And to thee [shall be] his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. Read Genesis 4 WBT | Read Genesis 4:7 WBT in parallel Genesis 4:7 TMB Third Millennium Bible If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? And if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. Read Genesis 4 TMB | Read Genesis 4:7 TMB in parallel Genesis 4:7 TNIV Todays New International Version If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it. Read Genesis 4 TNIV | Read Genesis 4:7 TNIV in parallel Genesis 4:7 TYN Tyndale But and yf thou dost evell by and by thy synne lyeth open in the dore. Not withstondyng let it be subdued vnto the ad see thou rule it. Read Genesis 4 TYN | Read Genesis 4:7 TYN in parallel Genesis 4:7 WEB World English Bible If you do well, will it not be lifted up? If you dont do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it. Read Genesis 4 WEB | Read Genesis 4:7 WEB in parallel Genesis 4:7 WYC Wycliffe Whether not if thou shalt do well, thou shalt receive well; but if thou doest evil, thy sin shall be present anon in the gates? but the desire thereof, that is, of sin, shall be under thee, and thou shalt be lord thereof. (If thou shalt do well, then thou shalt be accepted; but if thou doest evil, then at once thy sin shall be present at the gates, and the desire of sin shall take thee under, and so thou must be lord of it, or rule over it.) Read Genesis 4 WYC | Read Genesis 4:7 WYC in parallel Genesis 4:7 YLT Youngs Literal Translation Is there not, if thou dost well, acceptance? and if thou dost not well, at the opening a sin-offering is crouching, and unto thee its desire, and thou rulest over it. Read Genesis 4 YLT | Read Genesis 4:7 YLT in parallel Genesis 4 Commentary - Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise) Chapter 4 The birth, employment, and religion of Cain and Abel. (1-7) Cain murders Abel, The curse of Cain. (8-15) The conduct of Cain, His family. (16-18) Lamech and his wives, The skill of Cains descendants. (19-24) The birth of another son and grandson of Adam. (25,26) Verses 1-7 When Cain was born, Eve said, I have gotten a man from the Lord. Perhaps she thought that this was the promised seed. If so, she was wofully disappointed. Abel signifies vanity: when she thought she had the promised seed in Cain, whose name signifies possession, she was so taken up with him that another son was as vanity to her. Observe, each son had a calling. It is the will of God for every one to have something to do in this world. Parents ought to bring up their children to work. Give them a Bible and a calling, said good Mr. Dod, and God be with them. We may believe that God commanded Adam, after the fall, to shed the blood of innocent animals, and after their death to burn part or the whole of their bodies by fire. Thus that punishment which sinners deserve, even the death of the body, and the wrath of God, of which fire is a well-known emblem, and also the sufferings of Christ, were prefigured. Observe that the religious worship of God is no new invention. It was from the beginning; it is the good old way, ( Jeremiah 6:16 ) . The offerings of Cain and Abel were different. Cain showed a proud, unbelieving heart. Therefore he and his offering were rejected. Abel came as a sinner, and according to Gods appointment, by his sacrifice expressing humility, sincerity, and believing obedience. Thus, seeking the benefit of the new covenant of mercy, through the promised Seed, his sacrifice had a token that God accepted it. Abel offered in faith, and Cain did not, ( Hebrews 11:4 ) . In all ages there have been two sorts of worshippers, such as Cain and Abel; namely, proud, hardened despisers of the gospel method of salvation, who attempt to please God in ways of their own devising; and humble believers, who draw near to him in the way he has revealed. Cain indulged malignant anger against Abel. He harboured an evil spirit of discontent and rebellion against God. God notices all our sinful passions and discontents. There is not an angry, envious, or fretful look, that escapes his observing eye. The Lord reasoned with this rebellious man; if he came in the right way, he should be accepted. Some understand this as an intimation of mercy. If thou doest not well, sin, that is, the sin-offering, lies at the door, and thou mayest take the benefit of it. The same word signifies sin, and a sacrifice for sin. Though thou hast not done well, yet do not despair; the remedy is at hand. Christ, the great sin-offering, is said to stand at the door, ( Revelation 3:20 ) . And those well deserve to perish in their sins, that will not go to the door to ask for the benefit of this sin-offering. Gods acceptance of Abels offering did not change the birthright, and make it his; why then should Cain be so angry? Sinful heats and disquiets vanish before a strict and fair inquiry into the cause. Verses 8-15 Malice in the heart ends in murder by the hands. Cain slew Abel, his own brother, his own mothers son, whom he ought to have loved; his younger brother, whom he ought to have protected; a good brother, who had never done him any wrong. What fatal effects were these of our first parents sin, and how must their hearts have been filled with anguish! Observe the pride, unbelief, and impenitence of Cain. He denies the crime, as if he could conceal it from God. He tries to cover a deliberate murder with a deliberate lie. Murder is a crying sin. Blood calls for blood, the blood of the murdered for the blood of the murderer. Who knows the extent and weight of a Divine curse, how far it reaches, how deep it pierces? Only in Christ are believers saved from it, and inherit the blessing. Cain was cursed from the earth. He found his punishment there where he chose his portion, and set his heart. Every creature is to us what God makes it, a comfort or a cross, a blessing or a curse. The wickedness of the wicked brings a curse upon all they do, and all they have. Cain complains not of his sin, but of his punishment. It shows great hardness of heart to be more concerned about our sufferings than our sins. God has wise and holy ends in prolonging the lives even of very wicked men. It is in vain to inquire what was the mark set upon Cain. It was doubtless known, both as a brand of infamy on Cain, and a token from God that they should not kill him. Abel, being dead, yet speaketh. He tells the heinous guilt of murder, and warns us to stifle the first risings of wrath, and teaches us that persecution must be expected by the righteous. Also, that there is a future state, and an eternal recompence to be enjoyed, through faith in Christ and his atoning sacrifice. And he tells us the excellency of faith in the atoning sacrifice and blood of the Lamb of God. Cain slew his brother, because his own works ( 1 John. 3:12 ) consequence of the enmity put between the Seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent, the war broke out, which has been waged ever since. In this war we are all concerned, none are neuter; our Captain has declared, He that is not with me is against me. Let us decidedly, yet in meekness, support the cause of truth and righteousness against Satan. Verses 16-18 Cain cast off all fear of God, and attended no more on Gods ordinances. Hypocritical professors, who dissemble and trifle with God, are justly left to themselves to do something grossly scandalous. So they throw off that form of godliness to which they have been a reproach, and of which they deny the power. Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and we never find that he came into it again, to his comfort. The land Cain dwelt in was called the land of Nod, which means, shaking, or trembling, and so shows the restlessness and uneasiness of his own spirit, or the land of a vagabond: they that depart from God cannot find rest any where else. Those on earth who looked for the heavenly city, chose to dwell in tabernacles or tents; but Cain, as not minding that city, built one on earth. Thus all who are cursed of God seek their settlement and satisfaction here below. Verses 19-24 One of Cains wicked race is the first recorded, as having broken the law of marriage. Hitherto, one man had but one wife at a time; but Lamech took two. Wordly things, are the only things that carnal, wicked people set their hearts upon, and are most clever and industrious about. So it was with this race of Cain. Here was a father of shepherds, and a father of musicians, but not a father of the faithful. Here is one to teach about brass and iron, but none to teach the good knowledge of the Lord: here are devices how to be rich, and how to be mighty, and how to be merry; but nothing of God, of his fear and service. Present things fill the heads of most. Lamech had enemies, whom he had provoked. He draws a comparison betwixt himself and his ancestor Cain; and flatters himself that he is much less criminal. He seems to abuse the patience of God in sparing Cain, into an encouragement to expect that he may sin unpunished. Verses 25-26 Our first parents were comforted in their affliction by the birth of a son, whom they called Seth, that is, set, settled, or placed; in his seed mankind should continue to the end of time, and from him the Messiah should descend. While Cain, the head of the apostacy, is made a wanderer, Seth, from whom the true church was to come, is one fixed. In Christ and his church is the only true settlement. Seth walked in the steps of his martyred brother Abel; he was a partaker of like precious faith in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ, and so became a fresh witness of the grace and influence of God the Holy Spirit. God gave Adam and Eve to see the revival of religion in their family. The worshippers of God began to do more in religion; some, by an open profession of true religion, protested against the wickedness of the world around. The worse others are, the better we should be, and the more zealous. Then began the distinction between professors and profane, which has been kept up ever since, and will be, while the world stands. Genesis 4 Commentary - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible CHAPTER 4 Genesis 4:1-26 . BIRTH OF CAIN AND ABEL. 1. Eve said, I have gotten a man from the Lord--that is, by the help of the Lord--an expression of pious gratitude--and she called him Cain, that is, a possession, as if valued above everything else; while the arrival of another son reminding Eve of the misery she had entailed on her offspring, led to the name Abel, that is, either weakness, vanity ( Psalms 39:5 ), or grief, lamentation. Cain and Abel were probably twins; and it is thought that, at this early period, children were born in pairs ( Genesis 5:4 ) [CALVIN]. 2. Abel was a keeper of sheep--literally, a feeder of a flock, which, in Oriental countries, always includes goats as well as sheep. Abel, though the younger, is mentioned first, probably on account of the pre-eminence of his religious character. 3. in process of time--Hebrew, at the end of days, probably on the Sabbath. brought . . . an offering unto the Lord--Both manifested, by the very act of offering, their faith in the being of God and in His claims to their reverence and worship; and had the kind of offering been left to themselves, what more natural than that the one should bring of the fruits of the ground, and that the other should bring of the firstlings of his flock and the fat thereof [ Genesis 4:4 ]. 4. the Lord had respect unto Abel, not unto Cain, &c.--The words, had respect to, signify in Hebrew,--to look at any thing with a keen earnest glance, which has been translated, kindle into a fire, so that the divine approval of Abels offering was shown in its being consumed by fire (see Genesis 15:17 , Judges 13:20 ). 7. If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted?--A better rendering is, Shalt thou not have the excellency? which is the true sense of the words referring to the high privileges and authority belonging to the first-born in patriarchal times. sin lieth at the door--sin, that is, a sin offering--a common meaning of the word in Scripture (as in Hosea 4:8 , 2 Corinthians 5:21 , Hebrews 9:28 ). The purport of the divine rebuke to Cain was this, Why art thou angry, as if unjustly treated? If thou doest well (that is, wert innocent and sinless) a thank offering would have been accepted as a token of thy dependence as a creature. But as thou doest not well (that is, art a sinner), a sin offering is necessary, by bringing which thou wouldest have met with acceptance and retained the honors of thy birthright. This language implies that previous instructions had been given as to the mode of worship; Abel offered through faith ( Hebrews 11:4 ). unto thee shall be his desire--The high distinction conferred by priority of birth is described ( Genesis 27:29 ); and it was Cains conviction, that this honor had been withdrawn from him, by the rejection of his sacrifice, and conferred on his younger brother--hence the secret flame of jealousy, which kindled into a settled hatred and fell revenge. 8. And Cain talked with Abel his brother--Under the guise of brotherly familiarity, he concealed his premeditated purpose till a convenient time and place occurred for the murder ( 1 John 3:12 , Jude 1:11 ). 9. I know not--a falsehood. One sin leads to another. 10. the voice of thy brothers blood crieth unto me--Cain, to lull suspicion, had probably been engaging in the solemnities of religion when he was challenged directly from the Shekinah itself. 11, 12. now art thou cursed from the earth--a curse superadded to the general one denounced on the ground for Adams sin. 12. a fugitive--condemned to perpetual exile; a degraded outcast; the miserable victim of an accusing conscience. 13, 14. And Cain said . . . My punishment is greater than I can bear--What an overwhelming sense of misery; but no sign of penitence, nor cry for pardon. 14. every one that findeth me shall slay me--This shows that the population of the world was now considerably increased. 15. whosoever slayeth Cain--By a special act of divine forbearance, the life of Cain was to be spared in the then small state of the human race. set a mark--not any visible mark or brand on his forehead, but some sign or token of assurance that his life would be preserved. This sign is thought by the best writers to have been a wild ferocity of aspect that rendered him an object of universal horror and avoidance. 16. presence of the Lord--the appointed place of worship at Eden. Leaving it, he not only severed himself from his relatives but forsook the ordinances of religion, probably casting off all fear of God from his eyes so that the last end of this man is worse than the first ( Matthew 12:45 ). land of Nod--of flight or exile--thought by many to have been Arabia-Petræa--which was cursed to sterility on his account. 17-22. builded a city--It has been in cities that the human race has ever made the greatest social progress; and several of Cains descendants distinguished themselves by their inventive genius in the arts. 19. Lamech took unto him two wives--This is the first transgression of the law of marriage on record, and the practice of polygamy, like all other breaches of Gods institutions, has been a fruitful source of corruption and misery. 23, 24. Lamech said unto his wives--This speech is in a poetical form, probably the fragment of an old poem, transmitted to the time of Moses. It seems to indicate that Lamech had slain a man in self-defense, and its drift is to assure his wives, by the preservation of Cain, that an unintentional homicide, as he was, could be in no danger.aricaumoja 26. men began to call upon the name of the Lord--rather, by the name of the Lord. Gods people, a name probably applied to them in contempt by the world. mk.org.za
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