GEN 4:13 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) “My punishment is more than I can bear,” Kayin complained to Yahweh.

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπε Κάϊν πρὸς Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν, μείζων ἡ αἰτία μου τοῦ ἀφεθῆναί με.
(Kai eipe Kain pros Kurion ton Theon, meizōn haʸ aitia mou tou afethaʸnai me. )

BrTr And Cain said to the Lord God, My crime is too great for me to be forgiven.

UST Cain replied to Yahweh, “You are punishing me more severely than I can endure.

BSB § But Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment [fn] is greater than I can bear.

OEB Then Cain said to the Lord, ‘My punishment is too much for me to bear.

WEBBE Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Then Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is too great to endure!

LSV And Cain says to YHWH, “My punishment is too great than to bear;

FBV “My punishment is more than I can take,” Cain replied.

T4T Cain replied, “You are punishing me more then I can endure.

LEB And Cain said to Yahweh, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.

BBE And Cain said, My punishment is greater than my strength.

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JPS And Cain said unto the LORD: 'My punishment is greater than I can bear.

ASV And Cain said unto Jehovah, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

DRA And Cain said to the Lord: My iniquity is greater than that I may deserve pardon.

YLT And Cain saith unto Jehovah, 'Greater is my punishment than to be borne;

Drby And Cain said to Jehovah, My punishment is too great to be borne.

RV And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

Wbstr And Cain said to the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

KJB-1769 And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.[fn]

4.13 My…: or, Mine iniquity is greater than that it may be forgiven

KJB-1611 [fn]And Cain said vnto the LORD, My punishment is greater, then I can beare.
(And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater, then I can bear.)

4:13 Or, my iniquitie is greater, then that it may be forgiuen.

Bshps And Cain sayde vnto the Lord: My iniquitie is more then that it may be forgeuen.
(And Cain said unto the Lord: My iniquity is more then that it may be forgiven.)

Gnva Then Kain said to the Lord, My punishment is greater, then I can beare.
(Then Kain said to the Lord, My punishment is greater, then I can bear. )

Cvdl And Cain sayde vnto ye LORDE: my synne is greater, then that it maye be forgeuen me.
(And Cain said unto ye/you_all LORD: my sin is greater, then that it may be forgiven me.)

Wycl And Cayn seide to the Lord, My wickidnesse is more than that Y disserue foryyuenesse; lo!
(And Cayn said to the Lord, My wickednesse is more than that I disserue foryyuenesse; lo!)

Luth Kain aber sprach zu dem HErr’s: Meine Sünde ist größer, denn daß sie mir vergeben werden möge.
(Kain but spoke to to_him LORD’s: My Sünde is größer, because that they/she/them to_me forgive become möge.)

ClVg Dixitque Cain ad Dominum: Major est iniquitas mea, quam ut veniam merear.[fn]
(And_he_said Cain to Dominum: Mayor it_is iniquitas mea, how as veniam merear. )

4.13 Major est iniquitas mea. ISID. Peccata peccatis adjiciens desperat, nec credit se veniam posse adipisci, quod est blasphemia in Spiritum sanctum, quæ non remittitur in hoc sæculo nec in futuro: quia putat Deum aut nolle dimittere, aut non posse, tanquam aut omnia non possit, aut invideat saluti. Non Deum sibi iratum grave putat, sed timet ne inveniatur et occidatur.

4.13 Mayor it_is iniquitas my. ISID. Peccata sins adyiciens desperat, but_not he_believes se veniam posse adipisci, that it_is blasphemia in Spiritum holy, which not/no remittitur in this sæculo but_not in futuro: because putat God aut nolle to_release, aut not/no posse, tanquam aut everything not/no possit, aut invideat saluti. Non God sibi iratum grave putat, but timet not inveniatur and occidatur.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

וַ⁠יֹּ֥אמֶר קַ֖יִן אֶל יְהוָ֑ה

and=he/it_said Qayin/(Cain) to/towards YHWH

Alternate translation: “But Cain replied to him,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

גָּד֥וֹל עֲוֺנִ֖⁠י

big/great my=perversity/evil/guilt/punishment

Alternate translation: “Your punishment of me will cause me more suffering” or “You are punishing me more harshly”

מִ⁠נְּשֹֽׂא

from=lifting/bearing

Alternate translation: “than I am able to cope with.”

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