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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?

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  1. Genesis 4:7

    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.

  2. Genesis 4:8

    And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

  3. Genesis 4:10

    And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.

  4. Genesis 4:11

    And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.