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And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 4:8 word 1

קַ֖יִןKa.yinCain

Lemma: קַ֫יִן (qa.yin) · Strong's: H7014B

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Cain

Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7014B; TAHOT Genesis 4:8 word 2

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 4:8 word 3

הֶ֣בֶלHe.velAbel

Lemma: הֶ֫בֶל (he.vel) · Strong's: H1893

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Abel

Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1893; TAHOT Genesis 4:8 word 4

אָחִ֑יו'a.Chivbrother his

Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: brother: male-sibling

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT Genesis 4:8 word 5

וַֽיְהִי֙vay.Hiand it was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 4:8 word 6

בִּהְיוֹתָ֣םbih.yo.Tamwhen were they

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 4:8 word 7

בַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.Dehin the field

Lemma: שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) · Strong's: H7704G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: land: country

Used 295 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7704G; TAHOT Genesis 4:8 word 8

וַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komand he rose up

Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to arise: rise

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 13:17, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 19:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6965B; TAHOT Genesis 4:8 word 9

קַ֛יִןKa.yinCain

Lemma: קַ֫יִן (qa.yin) · Strong's: H7014B

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Cain

Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7014B; TAHOT Genesis 4:8 word 10

אֶל\־'el-against

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 4:8 word 11

הֶ֥בֶלHe.velAbel

Lemma: הֶ֫בֶל (he.vel) · Strong's: H1893

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Abel

Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1893; TAHOT Genesis 4:8 word 12

אָחִ֖יו'a.Chivbrother his

Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: brother: male-sibling

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT Genesis 4:8 word 13

וַיַּהַרְגֵֽהוּ\׃vai.ya.har.Ge.huand he killed him

Lemma: הָרַג (ha.rag) · Strong's: H2026

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to kill

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 12:12, Genesis 20:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2026; TAHOT Genesis 4:8 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Then Cain	→	קַ֫יִן H7014B Cain
said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
his brother	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
Abel, [“Let us go out to the field.”]	→	הֶ֫בֶל H1893 Abel
And	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
while they were	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
in the field	→	שָׂדֶה H7704G land: country
Cain	→	קַ֫יִן H7014B Cain
rose up	→	קוּם H6965B to arise: rise
against	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
his brother	→	אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling
Abel	→	הֶ֫בֶל H1893 Abel
and killed him	→	הָרַג H2026 to kill

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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