Genesis 4:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

You have sent me out this day from the face of the earth and from before your face; I will be a wanderer in flight over the earth, and whoever sees me will put me to death.

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  • Num 35:19 : 19 He whose right it is to give punishment for blood, may himself put to death the taker of life when he comes face to face with him.
  • Job 15:20-24 : 20 The evil man is in pain all his days, and the number of the years stored up for the cruel is small. 21 A sound of fear is in his ears; in time of peace destruction will come on him: 22 He has no hope of coming safe out of the dark, and his fate will be the sword; 23 He is wandering about in search of bread, saying, Where is it? and he is certain that the day of trouble is ready for him: 24 He is greatly in fear of the dark day, trouble and pain overcome him:
  • Prov 28:1 : 1 The evil man goes running away when no man is after him, but the upright are without fear, like the lion.
  • Ps 143:7 : 7 Be quick in answering me, O Lord, for the strength of my spirit is gone: let me see your face, so that I may not be like those who go down into the underworld.
  • Num 35:21 : 21 Or in hate gave him blows with his hand, causing death; he who gave the death-blow is to be put to death; he is a taker of life: he whose right it is to give punishment for blood may put to death the taker of life when he comes face to face with him.
  • Num 35:27 : 27 And the giver of punishment, meeting him outside the walls of the town, puts him to death, he will not be responsible for his blood:
  • Deut 28:65 : 65 And even among these nations there will be no peace for you, and no rest for your feet: but the Lord will give you there a shaking heart and wasting eyes and weariness of soul:
  • Gen 4:15-16 : 15 And the Lord said, Truly, if Cain is put to death, seven lives will be taken for his. And the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one might put him to death. 16 And Cain went away from before the face of the Lord, and made his living-place in the land of Nod on the east of Eden.
  • Gen 9:5-6 : 5 And for your blood, which is your life, will I take payment; from every beast I will take it, and from every man will I take payment for the blood of his brother-man. 6 Whoever takes a man's life, by man will his life be taken; because God made man in his image.
  • Jer 52:3 : 3 And because of the wrath of the Lord this came about in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had sent them away from before him: and Zedekiah took up arms against the king of Babylon.
  • Hos 13:3 : 3 So they will be like the morning cloud, like the dew which goes early away, like the dust of the grain which the wind is driving out of the crushing-floor, like smoke going up from the fireplace.
  • Matt 25:41 : 41 Then will he say to those on the left, Go from me, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire which is ready for the Evil One and his angels:
  • Matt 25:46 : 46 And these will go away into eternal punishment; but the upright into eternal life.
  • 2 Thess 1:9 : 9 Whose reward will be eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his strength,
  • Lev 26:17 : 17 And my face will be turned from you, and you will be broken before those who are against you, and your haters will become your rulers, and you will go in flight when no man comes after you.
  • Lev 26:36 : 36 And as for the rest of you, I will make their hearts feeble in the land of their haters, and the sound of a leaf moved by the wind will send them in flight, and they will go in flight as from the sword, falling down when no one comes after them;
  • Num 17:12-13 : 12 And the children of Israel said to Moses, Truly, destruction has come on us; an evil fate has overtaken us all. 13 Death will overtake everyone who comes near, who comes near the House of the Lord: are we all to come to destruction?
  • 2 Sam 14:7 : 7 And now all the family is turned against me, your servant, saying, Give up him who was the cause of his brother's death, so that we may put him to death in payment for the life of his brother, whose life he took; and we will put an end to the one who will get the heritage: so they will put out my last burning coal, and my husband will have no name or offspring on the face of the earth.
  • Prov 14:32 : 32 The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.
  • Isa 8:22 : 22 And he will be looking down on the earth, and there will be trouble and dark clouds, black night where there is no seeing.
  • Job 21:14-15 : 14 Though they said to God, Go away from us, for we have no desire for the knowledge of your ways. 15 What is the Ruler of all, that we may give him worship? and what profit is it to us to make prayer to him?
  • Ps 51:11-14 : 11 Do not put me away from before you, or take your holy spirit from me. 12 Give me back the joy of your salvation; let a free spirit be my support. 13 Then will I make your ways clear to wrongdoers; and sinners will be turned to you. 14 Be my saviour from violent death, O God, the God of my salvation; and my tongue will give praise to your righteousness.
  • Ps 109:10 : 10 Let his children be wanderers, looking to others for their food; let them be sent away from the company of their friends.
  • Ps 109:12 : 12 Let no man have pity on him, or give help to his children when he is dead.

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  • Gen 4:15-16
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    15 And the Lord said, Truly, if Cain is put to death, seven lives will be taken for his. And the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one might put him to death.

    16 And Cain went away from before the face of the Lord, and made his living-place in the land of Nod on the east of Eden.

  • Gen 4:5-13
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    5 But in Cain and his offering he had no pleasure. And Cain was angry and his face became sad.

    6 And the Lord said to Cain, Why are you angry? and why is your face sad?

    7 If you do well, will you not have honour? and if you do wrong, sin is waiting at the door, desiring to have you, but do not let it be your master.

    8 And Cain said to his brother, Let us go into the field: and when they were in the field, Cain made an attack on his brother Abel and put him to death.

    9 And the Lord said to Cain, Where is your brother Abel? And he said, I have no idea: am I my brother's keeper?

    10 And he said, What have you done? the voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the earth.

    11 And now you are cursed from the earth, whose mouth is open to take your brother's blood from your hand;

    12 No longer will the earth give you her fruit as the reward of your work; you will be a wanderer in flight over the earth.

    13 And Cain said, My punishment is greater than my strength.

  • Gen 4:23-24
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    23 And Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, give ear to my voice; you wives of Lamech, give attention to my words, for I would put a man to death for a wound, and a young man for a blow;

    24 If seven lives are to be taken as punishment for Cain's death, seventy-seven will be taken for Lamech's.

  • Gen 3:8-10
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    8 And there came to them the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the evening wind: and the man and his wife went to a secret place among the trees of the garden, away from the eyes of the Lord God.

    9 And the voice of the Lord God came to the man, saying, Where are you?

    10 And he said, Hearing your voice in the garden I was full of fear, because I was without clothing: and I kept myself from your eyes.

  • 2 Sam 14:7
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    7 And now all the family is turned against me, your servant, saying, Give up him who was the cause of his brother's death, so that we may put him to death in payment for the life of his brother, whose life he took; and we will put an end to the one who will get the heritage: so they will put out my last burning coal, and my husband will have no name or offspring on the face of the earth.

  • Gen 9:5-6
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    5 And for your blood, which is your life, will I take payment; from every beast I will take it, and from every man will I take payment for the blood of his brother-man.

    6 Whoever takes a man's life, by man will his life be taken; because God made man in his image.

  • Gen 3:23
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    23 So the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden to be a worker on the earth from which he was taken.

  • Job 14:13
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    13 If only you would keep me safe in the underworld, putting me in a secret place till your wrath is past, giving me a fixed time when I might come to your memory again!

  • 1 John 3:12
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    12 Not being of the Evil One like Cain, who put his brother to death. And why did he put him to death? Because his works were evil and his brother's works were good.

  • Gen 4:2-3
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    2 Then again she became with child and gave birth to Abel, his brother. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a farmer.

    3 And after a time, Cain gave to the Lord an offering of the fruits of the earth.

  • Job 13:24
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    24 Why is your face veiled from me, as if I was numbered among your haters?

  • Josh 2:19
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    19 Then if anyone goes out of your house into the street, his blood will be on his head, we will not be responsible; but if any damage comes to anyone in the house, his blood will be on our heads.

  • Gen 44:29
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    29 If now you take this one from me, and some evil comes to him, you will make my grey head go down in sorrow to the underworld.

  • 1 Sam 24:11-12
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    11 Look! you have seen today how the Lord gave you up into my hands even now in the hollow of the rocks: and some would have had me put you to death, but I had pity on you: for I said, Never will my hand be lifted up against my lord, who has been marked with the holy oil.

    12 And see, my father, see the skirt of your robe in my hand: for the fact that I took off the skirt of your robe and did not put you to death is witness that I have no evil purpose, and I have done you no wrong, though you are waiting for my life to take it.

  • Job 18:18
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    18 He is sent away from the light into the dark; he is forced out of the world.

  • Exod 21:13
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    13 But if he had no evil purpose against him, and God gave him into his hand, I will give you a place to which he may go in flight.