Genesis 4:6,9 - Compare All Versions
Genesis 4:6 NIV (New International Version)
Then the LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast?
Genesis 4:9 NIV (New International Version)
Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
Genesis 4:6 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
The LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen?
Genesis 4:9 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know; am I my brother’s keeper?”
Genesis 4:6 NLT (New Living Translation)
“Why are you so angry?” the LORD asked Cain. “Why do you look so dejected?
Genesis 4:9 NLT (New Living Translation)
Afterward the LORD asked Cain, “Where is your brother? Where is Abel?” “I don’t know,” Cain responded. “Am I my brother’s guardian?”
Genesis 4:6 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Then the LORD said to Cain, “Why are you furious? And why do you look despondent?
Genesis 4:9 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel? ” “I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s guardian? ”
Genesis 4:6 KJV (King James Version)
And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
Genesis 4:9 KJV (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?
Genesis 4:6 NKJV (New King James Version)
So the LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?
Genesis 4:9 NKJV (New King James Version)
Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”
Genesis 4:6-7 MSG (The Message)
GOD spoke to Cain: “Why this tantrum? Why the sulking? If you do well, won’t you be accepted? And if you don’t do well, sin is lying in wait for you, ready to pounce; it’s out to get you, you’ve got to master it.”
Genesis 4:9 MSG (The Message)
GOD said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “How should I know? Am I his babysitter?”
Genesis 4:6 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
Then the LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why is your face gloomy?
Genesis 4:9 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”
Genesis 4:6 AMP (Amplified Bible)
And the LORD said to Cain, “Why are you so angry? And why do you look annoyed?
Genesis 4:9 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” And he [lied and] said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”
Genesis 4:6 NET (New English Translation)
Then the LORD said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why is your expression downcast?
Genesis 4:9 NET (New English Translation)
Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” And he replied, “I don’t know! Am I my brother’s guardian?”