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Genesis 4:8

Then Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.
Genesis 4:8
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר קַ֖יִן אֶל־הֶ֣בֶל אָחִ֑יו נֵלְכָה הַשָּׂדֶה וַֽיְהִי֙ בִּהְיוֹתָ֣ם בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה וַיָּ֥קָם קַ֛יִן אֶל־הֶ֥בֶל אָחִ֖יו וַיַּהַרְגֵֽהוּ׃

  1. וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. קַ֖יִןKa.yin“Cain”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from קַ֫יִן · “Cain” · Strong's H7014B
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. הֶ֣בֶלHe.vel“Abel”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from הֶ֫בֶל · “Abel” · Strong's H1893
  5. אָחִ֑יו'a.Chiv“brother his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
  6. נֵלְכָהne.le.Khah“let us go”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
    Reconstructed from the Greek (Septuagint)
  7. הַשָּׂדֶהha.sa.Deh“[into] the field”
    Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from שָׂדֶה · “country; planet” · Strong's H7704G
    Reconstructed from the Greek (Septuagint)
  8. וַֽיְהִי֙vay.Hi“and it was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  9. בִּהְיוֹתָ֣םbih.yo.Tam“when were they”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  10. בַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.Deh“in the field”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂדֶה · “country; planet” · Strong's H7704G
  11. וַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.kom“and he rose up”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “rise” · Strong's H6965B
  12. קַ֛יִןKa.yin“Cain”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from קַ֫יִן · “Cain” · Strong's H7014B
  13. אֶל־'el-“against”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  14. הֶ֥בֶלHe.vel“Abel”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from הֶ֫בֶל · “Abel” · Strong's H1893
  15. אָחִ֖יו'a.Chiv“brother his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
  16. וַיַּהַרְגֵֽהוּ׃vai.ya.har.Ge.hu“and he killed him”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָרַג · “to kill” · Strong's H2026
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)