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Genesis 4:11
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KJ21
And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand.
ASV
And now cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened its mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;
AMP
And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s [shed] blood from your hand.
AMPC
And now you are cursed by reason of the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s [shed] blood from your hand.
BRG
And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;
CSB
So now you are cursed, alienated from the ground that opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood you have shed.
CSBA
So now you are cursed, alienated from the ground that opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood you have shed.
CEB
You are now cursed from the ground that opened its mouth to take your brother’s blood from your hand.
CJB
Now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood at your hands.
CEV
And so, I'll put you under a curse. Because you killed Abel and made his blood run out on the ground, you will never be able to farm it again.
DARBY
And now be thou cursed from the ground, which hath opened its mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand.
DRA
Now, therefore, cursed shalt thou be upon the earth, which hath opened her mouth and received the blood of thy brother at thy hand.
ERV
Then the Lord said, “What have you done? You killed your brother and the ground opened up to take his blood from your hands. Now his blood is shouting to me from the ground. So you will be cursed from this ground.
EASY
The ground received your brother's blood when you killed him. As a result, the ground no longer accepts you. It has brought a curse on you.
EHV
Now you are cursed and sent away from the soil which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
ESV
And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
ESVUK
And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
EXB
And now you will be cursed ·in your work with [L and banished from] the ground, ·the same ground where your brother’s blood fell and where your hands killed him [L which has opened its mouth to take the blood of your brother from your hand].
GNV
Now therefore thou art cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thine hand.
GW
So now you are cursed from the ground, which has received the blood of your brother whom you killed.
GNT
You are placed under a curse and can no longer farm the soil. It has soaked up your brother's blood as if it had opened its mouth to receive it when you killed him.
HCSB
So now you are cursed, alienated, from the ground that opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood you have shed.
ICB
And now you will be cursed in your work with the ground. It is the same ground where your brother’s blood fell. Your hands killed him.
ISV
Now you’re more cursed than the ground, which has opened to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
JUB
And now thou art cursed from the earth, which has opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;
KJV
And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
AKJV
And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;
LSB
And now, cursed are you from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
LEB
So now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive the blood of your brother from your hand.
TLB
You are hereby banished from this ground which you have defiled with your brother’s blood.
MSG
God said, “What have you done! The voice of your brother’s blood is calling to me from the ground. From now on you’ll get nothing but curses from this ground; you’ll be driven from this ground that has opened its arms to receive the blood of your murdered brother. You’ll farm this ground, but it will no longer give you its best. You’ll be a homeless wanderer on Earth.”
MEV
Now you are cursed from the ground which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
NOG
So now you are cursed from the ground, which has received the blood of your brother whom you killed.
NABRE
Now you are banned from the ground that opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
NASB
Now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
NASB1995
Now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
NCB
Now may you be cursed far from the soil that drank the blood of your brother that you have shed.
NCV
And now you will be cursed in your work with the ground, the same ground where your brother’s blood fell and where your hands killed him.
NET
So now you are banished from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
NIRV
So I am putting a curse on you. I am driving you away from this ground. It has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
NIV
Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
NIVUK
Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
NKJV
So now you are cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
NLV
Now you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
NLT
Now you are cursed and banished from the ground, which has swallowed your brother’s blood.
NRSVA
And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
NRSVACE
And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
NRSVCE
And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
NRSVUE
And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
OJB
And now art thou arur (cursed) from haadamah, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s dahm from thy hand;
RGT
“Therefore, you are now cursed from the earth, which has opened her mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
RSV
And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
RSVCE
And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
TLV
So now, cursed are you from the ground which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
VOICE
And now you are cursed, cut off from the ground—the ground that opened up and received your brother’s innocent blood, spilled by your own murderous hand!
WEB
Now you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
WYC
Now therefore thou shalt be cursed on [the] earth, that opened his mouth, and received of thine hand the blood of thy brother. (And so now thou shalt be cursed on the earth, that hath opened its mouth, and received thy brother’s blood from thy hand.)
YLT
and now, cursed [art] thou from the ground, which hath opened her mouth to receive the blood of thy brother from thy hand;
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