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Genesis 4:5 — King James Version← Study notes

But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.


Genesis 4:5Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 4:511 words
וְאֶלwəʾelAnd near
קַיִןqayinKajin
וְאֶלwəʾelAnd near
מִנְחָתוֹminəḥātwōDonation
לֹאlōʾNot
שָׁעָהšāʿāhGaze
וַיִּחַרwayiḥarAnd glow
לְקַיִןləqayinTo Kajin
מְאֹדməʾōdVehemence
וַיִּפְּלוּwayipəlûAnd fall
פָּנָיוpānāywFace
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְאֶלwəʾelAnd near
קַיִןqayinKajin
וְאֶלwəʾelAnd near
מִנְחָתוֹminəḥātwōDonation
לֹאlōʾNot
שָׁעָהšāʿāhGaze
וַיִּחַרwayiḥarAnd glow
לְקַיִןləqayinTo Kajin
מְאֹדməʾōdVehemence
וַיִּפְּלוּwayipəlûAnd fall
פָּנָיוpānāywFace

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