Cain [a]talked to his brother Abel; and it happened that when they were in the field Cain rose up against his brother Abel and (A)killed him.

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  1. Genesis 4:8 Lit said to

Now Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.”[a] While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.(A)

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  1. Genesis 4:8 Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; Masoretic Text does not have “Let’s go out to the field.”

27 So when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the middle of the gate to speak with him privately, and there (A)he struck him in the belly, so that he died on account of the blood of his brother Asahel.

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27 Now when Abner(A) returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into an inner chamber, as if to speak with him privately. And there, to avenge the blood of his brother Asahel, Joab stabbed him(B) in the stomach, and he died.(C)

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Amasa Murdered

10 But Amasa was not on guard against the sword which was in Joab’s hand, so (A)he struck him in the belly with it and spilled out his intestines on the ground, and did not strike him again, and he died. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba the son of Bichri.

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10 Amasa was not on his guard against the dagger(A) in Joab’s(B) hand, and Joab plunged it into his belly, and his intestines spilled out on the ground. Without being stabbed again, Amasa died. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bikri.

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