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Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the ground; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth; and it will come to pass, that whosoever findeth me will slay me.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

1. קין (qayin)—Cain, “spear-shaft,” and קנה (qanah)—“set up, establish, gain, buy,” contain the biliteral root …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

My punishment (or my iniquity) is greater than I can bear. —Literally, than can be borne, or "forgi…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Every one that findeth me. Since he is no longer covered by the protection of God, he concludes that he will be exposed to injury and viol…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Behold, you have driven me out this day from the face of
the earth
Not from being upon …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Malice in the heart ends in murder by the hands. Cain killed Abel, his own brother, his own mother's son, whom he should have loved; his younger br…

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