Genesis 4:13
Strong's Lexicon
But Cain
קַ֖יִן (qa·yin)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7014: Cain = 'possession' n pr m 1) eldest son of Adam and Eve and the first murderer having murdered his brother Abel Kenite = 'smiths' n pr gent 2) the tribe from which the father-in-law of Moses was a member and which lived in the area between southern Palestine and the mountains of Sinai

said
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

the LORD,
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One' 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136

“My punishment
עֲוֺנִ֖י (‘ă·wō·nî)
Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5771: 1) perversity, depravity, iniquity, guilt or punishment of iniquity 1a) iniquity 1b) guilt of iniquity, guilt (as great), guilt (of condition) 1c) consequence of or punishment for iniquity

[is] greater
גָּד֥וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1419: adj 1) great 1a) large (in magnitude and extent) 1b) in number 1c) in intensity 1d) loud (in sound) 1e) older (in age) 1f) in importance 1f1) important things 1f2) great, distinguished (of men) 1f3) God Himself (of God) subst 1g) great things 1h) haughty things 1i) greatness n pr m 1j) (CLBL) Haggedolim, the great man?, father of Zabdiel

than I can bear.
מִנְּשֹֽׂא׃ (min·nə·śō)
Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 5375: 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lift, lift up 1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure 1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted 1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up 1b3) to be borne, be carried 1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist 1c2) to desire, long (fig.) 1c3) to carry, bear continuously 1c4) to take, take away 1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity) 1e2) to cause to bring, have brought

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.

Young's Literal Translation
And Cain saith unto Jehovah, ‘Greater is my punishment than to be borne;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But Cain answered the LORD , “My punishment is too great to bear!

New American Standard Bible
Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is too great to bear!

King James Bible
And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment [is] greater than I can bear.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is more than I can bear.

New Living Translation
Cain replied to the LORD, "My punishment is too great for me to bear!

English Standard Version
Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.

New American Standard Bible
Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is too great to bear!

King James Bible
And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But Cain answered the LORD, "My punishment is too great to bear!

International Standard Version
"My punishment is too great to bear," Cain told the LORD.

NET Bible
Then Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is too great to endure!

American Standard Version
And Cain said unto Jehovah, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

English Revised Version
And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

Young's Literal Translation
And Cain saith unto Jehovah, 'Greater is my punishment than to be borne;
















Cross References
Genesis 4:12
When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

Genesis 4:14
Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 4:11
And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;

Genesis 4:10
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.

Genesis 4:15
And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

Genesis 4:16
And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
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