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Genesis 4:10

“What have you done?” replied the LORD. “The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.

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ASV

And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.

KJV

And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
מֶ֣הmehwhat?H4100 →
עָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.tahave you doneH6213 →
ק֚וֹלKol[the] voice ofH6963 →
דְּמֵ֣יde.Mei[the] blood<s> ofH1818 →
אָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khabrother yourH251 →
צֹעֲקִ֥יםtzo.'a.Kim[are] crying outH6817 →
אֵלַ֖י'e.Laito meH413 →
מִן־min-fromH4480 →
הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.Mahthe groundH127 →

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Hebrews 12:24to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.Psalms 72:14He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.Hebrews 11:4By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.Isaiah 5:7For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.James 5:4Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.Psalms 9:12For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.Numbers 35:33Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it.Revelation 6:9–10And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld.Job 16:18O earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry for help never be laid to rest.Job 31:38–39if my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together,Genesis 3:11“Who told you that you were naked?” asked the LORD God. “Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”Exodus 2:23After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God.Genesis 16:8“Hagar, servant of Sarai,” he said, “where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I am running away from my mistress Sarai,” she replied.Habakkuk 2:11For the stones will cry out from the wall, and the rafters will echo it from the woodwork.Genesis 9:5And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:Revelation 6:10And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth?”Genesis 37:26Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?1 Samuel 13:11“What have you done?” Samuel asked. And Saul replied, “When I saw that the troops were deserting me, and that you did not come at the appointed time and the Philistines were gathering at Michmash,

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