Genesis 4:9 - Compare All Versions
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 4:9 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 4:9 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 4:9 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 4:9 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 4:9 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 4:9 MSG (The Message)
GOD said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “How should I know? Am I his babysitter?”
Genesis 4:9 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 4:9 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 4:9 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?”