GEN 4:3 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Some months later, Kayin brought some of what he’d grown in the ground as an offering 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 ἐγένετο μεθʼ ἡμέρας ἤνεγκε Κάϊν ἀπὸ τῶν καρπῶν τῆς γῆς θυσίαν τῷ Κυρίῳ·
(Kai egeneto methʼ haʸmeras aʸnegke Kain apo tōn karpōn taʸs gaʸs thusian tōi Kuriōi; )

BrTr And it was so [fn]after some time that Cain brought of the fruits of the earth a sacrifice to the Lord.

ULT And it happened in the course of days that Cain brought some of the fruit of the ground as an offering to Yahweh.

UST As time went by, one day Cain gave some of the crops that he had grown in his fields to Yahweh as a gift to honor him.

BSB So in the course of time, Cain brought some of the fruit of the soil as an offering to the LORD,

OEB In the course of time Cain brought some of the ground’s produce as an offering to the Lord.

WEBBE As time passed, Cain brought an offering to the LORD from the fruit of the ground.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET At the designated time Cain brought some of the fruit of the ground for an offering to the Lord.

LSV And it comes to pass at the end of days that Cain brings from the fruit of the ground a present to YHWH;

FBV Sometime later Cain brought some of the produce he'd grown as an offering to the Lord.

T4T One day Cain harvested some of the crops he had grown and brought them to Yahweh as a gift for him,

LEB And in the course of time[fn] Cain brought an offering from the fruit of the ground to Yahweh,

4:3 Literally “it came to pass at the end of days”

BBE And after a time, Cain gave to the Lord an offering of the fruits of the earth.

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.

ASV And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto Jehovah.

DRA And it came to pass after many days, that Cain offered, of the fruits of the earth, gifts to the Lord.

YLT And it cometh to pass at the end of days that Cain bringeth from the fruit of the ground a present to Jehovah;

Drby And in process of time it came to pass that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering to Jehovah.

RV And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.

Wbstr And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering to the LORD.

KJB-1769 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.[fn]

4.3 in process…: Heb. at the end of days

KJB-1611 [fn]And in processe of time it came to passe, that Cain brought of the fruite of the ground, an offering vnto the LORD.
(And in processe of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground, an offering unto the LORD.)

4:3 Heb. at the end of dayes.

Bshps And in processe of dayes it came to passe, that Cain brought of the fruite of the grounde, an oblation vnto ye lorde:
(And in processe of days it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground, an oblation unto ye/you_all lorde:)

Gnva And in processe of time it came to passe, that Kain brought an oblation vnto the Lord of the fruite of the ground.
(And in processe of time it came to pass, that Kain brought an oblation unto the Lord of the fruit of the ground. )

Cvdl And it fortuned after certaine daies, that Cain brought of the frute of the earth, an offrynge vnto ye LORDE.
(And it fortuned after certain days, that Cain brought of the fruit of the earth, an offrynge unto ye/you_all LORD.)

Wycl Sotheli it was don after many daies, that Cayn offride yiftis to the Lord of the fruytis of erthe;
(Truly it was done after many days, that Cayn offride yiftis to the Lord of the fruits of earth;)

Luth Es begab sich aber nach etlichen Tagen, daß Kain dem HErr’s Opfer brachte von den Früchten des Feldes,
(It gifted itself/yourself/themselves but after etlichen days, that Kain to_him LORD’s Opfer brought from the Früchten the Feldes,)

ClVg Factum est autem post multos dies ut offerret Cain de fructibus terræ munera Domino.[fn]
(Done it_is however after multos days as offerret Cain about fructibus terræ munera Master. )

4.3 Factum est autem, etc. Abel quoque obtulit, etc. Quia justus in omnibus quæ agit per fidem et charitatem de quibus cæteræ virtutes oriuntur, et sine quibus nihil prosunt Deo placere contendit, quod significatur in adipibus oblatis; unde psal. LXII: Sicut adipe et pinguedine repleatur anima mea. Sine charitate macilenta est anima et languida, et in nullo Deo placitura. Et respexit Dominus ad Abel, etc. HIER., Quæst. Hebr. in Gen., tom. 3 Unde hoc potuit scire Cain, nisi vera esset interpretatio Theodotionis: Et inflammavit Dominus super Abel, et super sacrificium ejus, super Cain, et sacrificium suum non inflammavit? Ignem autem de cœlo venire solitum ad sacrificium devorandum, ut in dedicatione templi sub Salomone, legimus, et quando Elias in monte Carmeli construxit altare. ISID., ut supra. Si recte offeras, et non recte dividas, peccasti: quia etsi antea Judæi recte illa offerebant, in eo rei sunt quia Novum Testamentum a veteri non distinxerunt.

4.3 Done it_is however, etc. Abel too obtulit, etc. Because justus in to_all which agit through faith and charitatem about to_whom cæteræ virtutes oriuntur, and without to_whom nihil prosunt Deo placere contendit, that significatur in adipibus oblatis; whence psal. LXII: Sicut adipe and pinguedine repleatur anima my. Sine charitate macilenta it_is anima and languida, and in nullo Deo placitura. And respexit Master to Abel, etc. HIER., Quæst. Hebr. in Gen., tom. 3 Unde this potuit scire Cain, nisi vera was interpretatio Theodotionis: And inflammavit Master over Abel, and over sacrificium his, over Cain, and sacrificium his_own not/no inflammavit? Ignem however about cœlo venire solitum to sacrificium devorandum, as in delet_him_sayione templi under Salomone, legimus, and when Elias in mountain Carmeli construxit altare. ISID., as supra. When/But_if recte offeras, and not/no recte dividas, peccasti: because etsi antea Yudæi recte that offerebant, in eo rei are because Novum Testamentum from veteri not/no distinxerunt.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

וַֽ⁠יְהִ֖י מִ⁠קֵּ֣ץ יָמִ֑ים

and=he/it_was from_the=end/extremity days

These phrases introduce an important new event. Consider what is the best way to do that in your language. Alternate translation: “Then one day it happened that” or “As time went on one day”

וַ⁠יָּבֵ֨א קַ֜יִן

and=he/it_brought Qayin/(Cain)

Alternate translation: “Cain offered”

מִ⁠פְּרִ֧י הָֽ⁠אֲדָמָ֛ה

from_the=fruit the=soil

The word fruit is general here and refers to any edible plant or crop that grows as the result of being cultivated. Make sure that is clear in your translation. Alternate translation: “some of the crops that he had raised in his fields” or “some of the edible plants that he had harvested from his fields”

Note 2 topic: translate-key-terms

מִנְחָ֖ה לַֽ⁠יהוָֽה

donation/offering to/for=YHWH

The term offering refers to something that is given. Alternate translation: “to Yahweh as an gift to worship him.”

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