Genesis 4:9

American Standard Version (1901)

And Jehovah said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother’s keeper?

ASV Byzantine Text

And Jehovah said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother’s keeper?

Asang Khongca Bible

Angraeng mah Kain khaeah, Nam nawk Abel naa ah maw oh? tiah naa. Anih mah, Ka panoek ai; kai loe kam nawk toepkung ah maw ka oh? tiah a naa.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Te dongah BOEIPA loh Kain taengah, “Na mana Abel ta?” a ti nah hatah Kain loh, “Ka ming pawh. Kai loh ka mana ka dawn a? ” a ti nah.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Te dongah BOEIPA loh Kain taengah, “Na mana Abel ta? ” a ti nah hatah Kain loh , “Ka ming pawh. Kai loh ka mana ka dawn a?” a ti nah.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Olelo mai la o Iehova ia Kaina, Auhea la o Abela o kou kaikaina! I aku la oia, Aole au i ike: owau anei ke kahu o kuu kaikaina!

English Berean Standard Bible

And the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I do not know!” he answered. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Seyè a mande Kayen. Kote Abèl, frè ou la? Kayen reponn. Mwen pa konnen. Eske ou te mete m' veye l'?

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Et ait Dominus ad Cain: Ubi est Abel frater tuus? Qui respondit: Nescio: num custos fratris mei sum ego?

Bible in Basic English

And the Lord said to Cain, Where is your brother Abel? And he said, I have no idea: am I my brother's keeper?

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et l’ Éternel dit à Caïn : Où est Abel, ton frère ? Et il dit : Je ne sais. Suis-je, moi, le gardien de mon frère ?

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

I řekl Hospodin Kainovi: Kdež jest Abel bratr tvůj? Kterýž odpověděl: Nevím. Zdaliž jsem já strážným bratra svého?

Kosraean Bible

LEUM GOD El siyuk sel Cain, “El aya Abel, tamulel lom?” El topuk, “Nga nikin. Mea, nga mwet in liyaung tamulel luk uh?”

World Portuguese Bible

O SENHOR disse a Caim: “Onde está Abel, seu irmão?” Ele respondeu: “Eu não sei. Sou eu o guardador do meu irmão?”

Romanian BTF Bible

Şi DOMNUL i-a spus lui Cain: Unde este Abel, fratele tău? Iar el a spus: Nu ştiu; sunt eu păzitorul fratelui meu?

Brenton English Septuagint

And the Lord God said to Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? and he said, I know not, am I my brother's keeper?

Burmese Common Language Bible

ထာ​ဝ​ရ​ဘု​ရား​က``သင့်​ညီ​အာ​ဗေ​လ​အ​ဘယ် မှာ​ရှိ​သ​နည်း'' ဟု​ကာ​ဣ​န​အား​မေး​တော် မူ​၏။ ကာ​ဣ​န​က``အ​ကျွန်ုပ်​မ​သိ​ပါ။ အ​ကျွန်ုပ်​သည် ညီ​ကို​ထိန်း​ရ​သော​သူ​ဖြစ်​ပါ​သ​လော'' ဟု ပြန်​၍​လျှောက်​၏။

Darby Translation

And Jehovah said to Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother's keeper?

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Und Jehova sprach zu Kain: Wo ist dein Bruder Abel? Und er sprach: Ich weiß nicht; bin ich meines Bruders Hüter?

Dutch Bible 1917

En de HEERE zeide tot Kain: Waar is Habel, uw broeder? En hij zeide: Ik weet het niet; ben ik mijns broeders hoeder?

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Nu sprak Jahweh tot Kaïn: Waar is Abel uw broer? Hij zeide: Ik weet het niet; moet ik soms mijn broer nog bewaken?

Italian Diodati Bible

E il Signore disse a Caino: Ov' è Abele tuo fratello? Ed egli disse: Io non so; sono io guardiano del mio fratello?

Douay-Rheims 1899

And the Lord said to Cain: Where is thy brother Abel? And he answered, I know not: am I my brother’s keeper?

Geneva Bible 1599

Then the Lord said vnto Kain, Where is Habel thy brother? Who answered, I cannot tell. Am I my brothers keeper?

Danish Bible 1931

Da sagde HERREN til Kain: “Hvor er din Broder Abel?” Han svarede: “Det ved jeg ikke; skal jeg vogte min Broder?”

Leeser Tanakh

And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel they brother? and he said, I know not; am I my brother's keeper?

JPS TaNaKH 1917

And the LORD said unto Cain: 'Where is Abel thy brother?' And he said: 'I know not; am I my brother's keeper?'

King James Version

¶ And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?

King James Version + Apocrypha

¶ And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Đức Giê-hô-va hỏi Ca-in rằng: A-bên, em ngươi, ở đâu? Thưa rằng: Tôi không biết; tôi là người giữ em tôi sao?

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?

Revised West Version

¶ Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Keini, “Ko e fē ʻa ʻEpeli ko ho tehina?” Pea pehē ʻe ia, “ʻOku ʻikai te u ʻilo: he ko e tauhi au ʻa hoku tokoua?”

French Ostervald Bible

Et l'Éternel dit à Caïn: Où est Abel ton frère? Et il répondit: Je ne sais; suis-je le gardien de mon frère, moi?

Esperanto Bible

Kaj la Eternulo diris al Kain: Kie estas via frato Habel? Kaj tiu diris: Mi ne scias; ĉu mi estas gardisto de mia frato?

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

L’Éternel dit à Caïn: Où est ton frère Abel? Il répondit: Je ne sais pas; suis-je le gardien de mon frère?

German Luther Bible 1912

Da sprach der HERR zu Kain: Wo ist dein Bruder Abel? Er sprach: Ich weiß nicht; soll ich meines Bruders Hüter sein?

LXX2012 U. S. English

And the Lord God said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? and he said, I know not, am I my brother's keeper?

British English Septuagint 2012

And the Lord God said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? and he said, I know not, am I my brother's keeper?

Majority Standard BIble

And the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I do not know!” he answered. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”

Webster Bible

And the LORD said to Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

Then the Lord asked Cain, ‘Where is your brother Abel?’ He answered, ‘I do not know! Am I my brother’s keeper?’

Open English Bible (US)

Then the Lord asked Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” He answered, “I do not know! Am I my brother’s keeper?”

Revised Version

And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother’s keeper?

Italian Riveduta Bible

E l’Eterno disse a Caino: “Dov’è Abele tuo fratello?” Ed egli rispose: “Non lo so; sono io forse il guardiano di mio fratello?”

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Le SEIGNEUR dit à Caïn : « Où est Abel, ton frère ? » Il répondit : « Je ne sais pas. Suis-je le gardien de mon frère ? »

Reina Valera 1909

Y Jehová dijo á Caín: ¿Dónde está Abel tu hermano? Y él respondió: No sé; ¿soy yo guarda de mi hermano?

Spanish BLL

Entonces Yahvé le preguntó a Caín: “¿Dónde está tu hermano Abel?” “No lo sé respondió él. ¿Acaso soy yo el guardián de mi hermano?”

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Y Yahvé dijo a Caín: «¿Dónde está Abel tu hermano?» Y él respondió: «No sé. ¿Soy yo acaso guarda de mi hermano?»

Croatian Bible

Potom Jahve zapita Kajina: “Gdje ti je brat Abel?” “Ne znam”, odgovori. “Zar sam ja čuvar brata svoga?”

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Tada reče Gospod Kajinu: Gde ti je brat Avelj? A on odgovori: Ne znam; zar sam ja čuvar brata svog?

Targum Onkelos Etheridge

And the Lord said to Kain, Where is Habel thy brother? And he said, I know not; am I the keeper of my brother?

German Textbibel

Da sprach Jahwe zu Kain: Wo ist dein Bruder Abel? Er aber sprach: ich weiß nicht; bin ich etwa der Hüter meines Bruders?

Ngarrindjeri Scriptures

Wunyitye Jehovah kurrin ityan Cain, Yangi Abel mai tarte? Werentun itye, Nowaiy ap nglemin; yarild atyan atte moerpun anai tarte?

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And the Lord God said to Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? and he said, I know not, am I my brother’s keeper?

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־קַ֔יִן אֵ֖י הֶ֣בֶל אָחִ֑יךָ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתִּי הֲשֹׁמֵ֥ר אָחִ֖י אָנֹֽכִי׃

World English Bible

The LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel, your brother?” He said, “I don’t know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”

World English Bible (Catholic)

The LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel, your brother?” He said, “I don’t know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”

World English Bible British Edition

The LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel, your brother?” He said, “I don’t know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

The LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel, your brother?” He said, “I don’t know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”

World English Bible Classic

Yahweh said to Cain, “Where is Abel, your brother?” He said, “I don’t know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”

World English Bible Updated

The LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel, your brother?” He said, “I don’t know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”

World Messianic Bible

The LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel, your brother?” He said, “I don’t know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”

World Messianic Bible British Edition

The LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel, your brother?” He said, “I don’t know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”

Wycliffe Bible portions

And the Lord seide to Cayn, Where is Abel thi brother? Which answerde, Y woot not; whether Y am the kepere of my brothir?

Young's Literal Translation

And Jehovah saith unto Cain, 'Where [is] Abel thy brother?' and he saith, 'I have not known; my brother's keeper — I?'

SEPTUAGINTA

καὶ εἶπε Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς πρὸς Κάϊν· ποῦ ἔστιν Ἄβελ ὁ ἀδελφός σου; καὶ εἶπεν· οὐ γινώσκω· μὴ φύλαξ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ μου εἰμὶ ἐγώ;

Brenton Septuagint

Καὶ εἶπε Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς πρὸς Κάϊν· ποῦ ἔστιν Ἄβελ ὁ ἀδελφός σου; καὶ εἶπεν, οὐ γινώσκω· μὴ φύλαξ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ μου εἰμὶ ἐγώ;

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

Домнул а зис луй Каин: „Унде есте фрателе тэу Абел?” Ел а рэспунс: „Ну штиу. Сунт еу пэзиторул фрателуй меу?”

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

І рече Господь Каїнові: Де твій брат? А він каже: Не знаю. Хиба я сторож брата мого?

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

І рече Господь Каїнові: Де твій брат? А він каже: Не знаю. Хиба я сторож брата мого?

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

Тада рече Господ Кајину: Где ти је брат Авељ? А он одговори: Не знам; зар сам ја чувар брата свог?

Russian Synodal Bible

И сказал Господь Бог Каину: где Авель, брат твой? Он сказал: не знаю; разве я сторож брату моему?

Hebrew Masoretic OT

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־קַ֔יִן אֵ֖י הֶ֣בֶל אָחִ֑יךָ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתִּי הֲשֹׁמֵ֥ר אָחִ֖י אָנֹֽכִי׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

ויאמר יהוה אל קין אי הבל אחיך ויאמר לא ידעתי השמר אחי אנכי׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِقَايِينَ: «أَيْنَ هَابِيلُ أَخُوكَ؟» فَقَالَ: «لَا أَعْلَمُ! أَحَارِسٌ أَنَا لِأَخِي؟»

Old Persion Version Bible

پس خداوند به قائن گفت: «برادرت هابیل کجاست؟» گفت: «نمی دانم، مگر پاسبان برادرم هستم؟»

Judson Burmese Bible

ထာဝရဘုရား ကလည်း သင့် ညီ အာဗေလ သည် အဘယ်မှာ ရှိသနည်းဟု ကာဣန ကို မေး တော်မူလျှင် အကျွန်ုပ်မ သိ ပါ။ အကျွန်ုပ် သည် ညီ ကို စောင့် ရသောသူ ဖြစ် ပါသလောဟု လျှောက် ဆို၏။

Korean Bible 1910

여호와께서 가인에게 이르시되 네 아우 아벨이 어디 있느냐 ? 그가 가로되 `내가 알지 못하나이다 내가 내 아우를 지키는 자이니까 ?'

Japanese Freedom Bible

主はカインに言われた。「あなたの弟アベルはどこにいるのか。」 彼は言った。「知りません。私は弟の番人でしょうか。」

World Chinese Bible

耶和华对该隐说：“你的弟弟亚伯在哪里？” 他说：“我不知道。我岂是看守我弟弟的吗？”

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

耶和华对 该隐说：「你兄弟 亚伯在哪里？」他说：「我不知道！我岂是看守我兄弟的吗？」

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

耶和華對 該隱說：「你兄弟 亞伯在哪裏？」他說：「我不知道！我豈是看守我兄弟的嗎？」

Portuguese Bíblia Livre

E o SENHOR disse a Caim: Onde está teu irmão Abel? E ele respondeu: Não sei; sou eu guarda do meu irmão?

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Mashi Bible

Go mango Nyakasane abwîzire Kayini, erhi: «Ngahi mulumuna wâwe Abeli ali?». Ashuza, erhi: «Ntamanyiri. Ka nie mmulanga mulumuna wâni?».

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

Da sprach der HERR zu Kain: Wo ist dein Bruder Abel? Er sprach: Ich weiß es nicht! Soll ich meines Bruders Hüter sein?

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

Y él Señor dijo a Caín: ¿Dónde está tu hermano Abel? Y él dijo: No tengo idea: ¿soy el guardián de mi hermano?

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

Entonces Yavé preguntó a Caín: ¿Dónde está tu hermano Abel? Y él respondió: No sé. ¿Soy yo guardián de mi hermano?

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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible

And Hashem said unto Kayin, Where is Hevel thy brother? And he said, I know not; am I shomer achi (my brotherʼs keeper)?

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