Yahweh said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen?

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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 …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And the Lord said unto Cain. God now proceeds against Cain himself and cites him to His tribunal, so that the wretched man might understan…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the Lord said to Cain, why are you angry? and why is
your countenance fallen ?
&c…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

When Cain was born, Eve said, "I have gotten a man from the Lord." Perhaps she thought that this was the promised seed. If so, she was woefully dis…

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