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Genesis 4:16

So Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

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ASV

And Cain went out from the presence of Jehovah, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

KJV

And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

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9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֵּ֥צֵאvai.Ye.tze'and he went outH3318 →
קַ֖יִןKa.yinCainH7014 →
מִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.Neifrom to beforeH6440 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevand he dweltH3427 →
בְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-in [the] land ofH776 →
נ֖וֹדNodNodH5113 →
קִדְמַת־kid.mat-[the] east ofH6926 →
עֵֽדֶן׃'E.denEdenH5731 →

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Jonah 1:3Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.Genesis 2:8And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.Jeremiah 52:3For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.Genesis 4:14Behold, this day You have driven me from the face of the earth, and from Your face I will be hidden; I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”2 Kings 13:23But the LORD was gracious to Israel and had compassion on them, and He turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day, the LORD has been unwilling to destroy them or cast them from His presence.Exodus 20:18When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance.2 Kings 24:20For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.Jeremiah 23:39therefore I will surely forget you and will cast you out of My presence, both you and the city that I gave to you and your fathers.Genesis 3:8Then the man and his wife heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the breeze of the day, and they hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.Job 2:7So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.2 Thessalonians 1:9They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,Proverbs 27:8Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.Luke 13:26Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’Job 20:17He will not enjoy the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.Psalms 5:11But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.John 1:10He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.Psalms 68:2As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God.Matthew 18:20For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”

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Cain Slays Abel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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