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OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said Yahweh to Qayin/(Cain) where [is]_Heⱱel/(Abel) your(ms)_brother/kindred and_he/it_said not I_know the_guard/protector/keeper my_brother/kindred [am]_I.
OET (OET-RV) Later Yahweh asked Kayin, “Where’s your brother Abel?”
¶ “I don’t know,” he replied, “It’s not my job to look after my brother.”
Note 1 topic: writing-quotations
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל קַ֔יִן
and=he/it_said YHWH to/towards Qayin/(Cain)
Alternate translation: “Then Yahweh asked Cain,”
אֵ֖י הֶ֣בֶל אָחִ֑יךָ
where? Heⱱel/(Abel) your(ms)=brother/kindred
See how you translated “Abel … brother” in verse 8.
Note 2 topic: writing-quotations
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
and=he/it_said
Cain is answering Yahweh rudely. Consider what is the best way to translate this quote margin in your language, including whether or not to use a conjunction here. Alternate translation: “Then He said to him,” or “He answered him,” or “He retorted,”
לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתִּי
not I_know
Alternate translation: “How should I know that?”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
הֲשֹׁמֵ֥ר אָחִ֖י אָנֹֽכִי
the=guard/protector/keeper my=brother/kindred I
Cain uses this rhetorical question to support the lie that he just told. His response to God is rude and disrespectful. Consider whether or not a rhetorical question communicates that here in your language. Alternate translation: “Am I in charge of my brother?” or “Is it my responsibility to take care of my brother?”
4:9 Where is your brother? The questions God asked Cain (4:6, 9, 10) recall those that God asked Cain’s parents (3:9-13). In both cases, humans put up evasive answers (cp. 3:12-13). Cain’s answer is shockingly defiant—another clue that the problem with his token offering was the attitude that lay behind it.
OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said Yahweh to Qayin/(Cain) where [is]_Heⱱel/(Abel) your(ms)_brother/kindred and_he/it_said not I_know the_guard/protector/keeper my_brother/kindred [am]_I.
OET (OET-RV) Later Yahweh asked Kayin, “Where’s your brother Abel?”
¶ “I don’t know,” he replied, “It’s not my job to look after my brother.”
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.