3 In the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of Lev. 2:12;Num. 18:12the fruit of the ground, 4 and Abel also brought of Ex. 13:12;Num. 18:17;Prov. 3:9the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the LordHeb. 11:4had regard for Abel and his offering, 5 but [Prov. 21:27]for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his face fell. 6 The Lord said to Cain, "Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? 7 Eccles. 8:12,13;Isa. 3:10,11;Rom. 2:6-11If you do well, will you not be accepted?4:7 Hebrew will there not be a lifting up [of your face]? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. ch. 3:16Its desire is for4:7 Or to, or toward, or against (see 3:16) you, and you must rule over it."
8 Cain spoke to Abel his brother.4:8 Hebrew; Samaritan, Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate add Let us go out to the field And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and Matt. 23:35;Heb. 12:24;1 John 3:12;Jude 11killed him.