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And Cain told Abel his brother. And it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

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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

And Cain talked with Abel his brother. —Hebrew, And Cain said to Abel his brother. To this the Samaritan Pentate…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And Cain talked with Abel his brother. Some understand this conversation to have been general, as if Cain, treacherously concealing his an…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Cain talked with Abel
Or "said", or "spoke unto" him F12; either what the Lord God said to him in the foregoing…

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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