Genesis 4:16

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Cain went out from the presence of Jehovah, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֵּ֥צֵא קַ֖יִן מִלִּפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב בְּאֶֽרֶץ־נ֖וֹד קִדְמַת־עֵֽדֶן׃

Transliteration

And-yetseʾ Qayin from-before YHWH and-yesheb in-ʾerets-Nod east-of-ʿEden

Grammar Details

• *yetseʾ*: qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - went out
• *Qayin*: proper noun, masculine singular - Cain
• *mi-lifney*: compound preposition - from before
• *YHWH*: divine name
• *yesheb*: qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - dwelled/settled
• *be-ʾerets*: preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - in land of
• *Nod*: proper noun - Nod
• *qidmat*: noun, feminine singular construct - east of
• *ʿEden*: proper noun - Eden

Word Meanings

• *mi-lifney YHWH*: from before YHWH/from the presence of YHWH
• *ʾerets-Nod*: land of Nod/land of wandering (Nod means 'wandering')

Referenced Verses

• Jer 23:39 : 39 therefore, behold, I will utterly forget you, and I will cast you off, and the city that I gave unto you and to your fathers, away from my presence:
• 2 Kgs 24:20 : 20 For through the anger of Jehovah did it come to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
• Jer 52:3 : 3 For through the anger of Jehovah did it come to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
• Gen 3:8 : 8 And they heard the voice of Jehovah God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Jehovah God amongst the trees of the garden.
• Gen 4:14 : 14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the ground; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth; and it will come to pass, that whosoever findeth me will slay me.
• Exod 20:18 : 18 And all the people perceived the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the voice of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they trembled, and stood afar off.
• 2 Kgs 13:23 : 23 But Jehovah was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.
• Job 2:7 : 7 So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
• Job 20:17 : 17 He shall not look upon the rivers, The flowing streams of honey and butter.
• Ps 5:11 : 11 But let all those that take refuge in thee rejoice, Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: Let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
• Ps 68:2 : 2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: As wax melteth before the fire, So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
• Matt 18:20 : 20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the middle of them.
• Luke 13:26 : 26 then shall ye begin to say, We did eat and drink in thy presence, and thou didst teach in our streets;
• John 1:3 : 3 All things were made through him; and without him was not anything made that hath been made.
• John 1:10 : 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world knew him not.
• 1 Thess 1:9 : 9 For they themselves report concerning us what manner of entering in we had unto you; and how ye turned unto God from idols, to serve a living and true God,
• Job 1:12 : 12 And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah.