GEN 4:6 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Then Yahweh said to Kayin, “Why are you so angry? And why are you frowning like that?

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 Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς τῷ Κάϊν, ἵνα τί περίλυπος ἐγένου, καὶ ἵνα τί συνέπεσε τὸ πρόσωπόν σου;
(Kai eipe Kurios ho Theos tōi Kain, hina ti perilupos egenou, kai hina ti sunepese to prosōpon sou; )

BrTr And the Lord God said to Cain, Why art thou become very sorrowful and why is thy countenance fallen?

ULT Then Yahweh said to Cain, “Why are you burning with anger? And why is your face fallen?

BSB § “Why are you angry,” said the LORD to Cain, “and why has your countenance fallen?

OEB So the Lord said to Cain, ‘Why are you angry and why do you scowl?

WEBBE The LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen?

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why is your expression downcast?

LSV And YHWH says to Cain, “Why do you have displeasure? And why has your countenance fallen?

FBV The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you so angry? Why do you look so annoyed?

T4T Yahweh said to Cain, “◄You should not be angry!/Why are you angry?► [RHQ] ◄You should not scowl like that!/Why do you scowl like that?► [RHQ]

LEB And Yahweh said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why is your face fallen?

BBE And the Lord said to Cain, Why are you angry? and why is your face sad?

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JPS And the LORD said unto Cain: 'Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

ASV And Jehovah said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

DRA And the Lord said to him: Why art thou angry? and why is thy countenance fallen?

YLT And Jehovah saith unto Cain, 'Why hast thou displeasure? and why hath thy countenance fallen?

Drby And Jehovah said to Cain, Why art thou angry, and why is thy countenance fallen?

RV And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

Wbstr And the LORD said to Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

KJB-1769 And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
(And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou/you wroth? and why is thy/your countenance fallen? )

KJB-1611 And the LORD said vnto Cain, Why art thou wroth? And why is thy countenance fallen?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps And the Lorde saide vnto Cain: why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenaunce abated?
(And the Lord said unto Cain: why art thou/you wroth? and why is thy/your countenaunce abated?)

Gnva Then ye Lord said vnto Kain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance cast downe?
(Then ye/you_all Lord said unto Kain, Why art thou/you wroth? and why is thy/your countenance cast downe? )

Cvdl And the LORDE sayde vnto Cain: Why art thou angrie? and why doth thy countenaunce chaunge? Is it not so? that yf thou do well, thou shalt receaue it:
(And the LORD said unto Cain: Why art thou/you angrie? and why doth thy/your countenaunce chaunge? Is it not so? that if thou/you do well, thou/you shalt receive it:)

Wycl And the Lord seide to hym, Whi art thou wrooth, and whi felde doun thi face?
(And the Lord said to him, Whi art thou/you wrooth, and why field down thy/your face?)

Luth Da sprach der HErr zu Kain: Warum ergrimmest du, und warum verstellet sich deine Gebärde?
(So spoke the/of_the LORD to Kain: Why ergrimmest you, and warum verstellet itself/yourself/themselves your Gebärde?)

ClVg Dixitque Dominus ad eum: Quare iratus es? et cur concidit facies tua?
(And_he_said Master to him: Quare iratus es? and cur concidit faces tua? )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

וַ⁠יֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל קָ֑יִן

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

The way you translate this quote margin should fit with the way that you translated the following three rhetorical questions. Alternate translation: “Then Yahweh asked Cain”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

לָ֚⁠מָּה חָ֣רָה לָ֔⁠ךְ וְ⁠לָ֖⁠מָּה נָפְל֥וּ פָנֶֽי⁠ךָ

to/for=what it_glowed/burned to/for=you(fs) and=for=what? they_have_fallen your(ms)=faces/face

God is using these rhetorical questions to correct Cain. Consider what is the best way to communicate that in your language. Also see how you translated the idioms “burned with … anger” and “face fell” in verse 5. Alternate translation: “Why are you so angry? And why are you scowling?” or “There is no reason for you to be angry and scowling.”

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