Cain and Abel · Genesis 4
Cain and Abel (Genesis 4) read aloud, in a fresh direct translation from the Hebrew - plain modern English, nothing added.
Translator's notes:
• Genesis 4:1 — קָנִיתִי אִישׁ אֶת־יְהֹוָה (qaniti ish et-Adonai): chose "I have gained a man with Adonai". Alternatives: "I have gained a man from Adonai", "I have created a man together with Adonai". Why: the little word et can mean "with" or mark what follows, and qana can be gain, acquire, or create; the rendering keeps Eve's claim beside Adonai without settling which of those she meant.
• Genesis 4:7 — שְׂאֵת (se'et): chose "will you not be lifted…
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