Genesis 4:3
New International Version
In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD.

New Living Translation
When it was time for the harvest, Cain presented some of his crops as a gift to the LORD.

English Standard Version
In the course of time Cain brought to the LORD an offering of the fruit of the ground,

Berean Standard Bible
So in the course of time, Cain brought some of the fruit of the soil as an offering to the LORD,

King James Bible
And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.

New King James Version
And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
So it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the LORD from the fruit of the ground.

NASB 1995
So it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the LORD of the fruit of the ground.

NASB 1977
So it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the LORD of the fruit of the ground.

Legacy Standard Bible
So it happened in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to Yahweh of the fruit of the ground.

Amplified Bible
And in the course of time Cain brought to the LORD an offering of the fruit of the ground.

Christian Standard Bible
In the course of time Cain presented some of the land’s produce as an offering to the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In the course of time Cain presented some of the land’s produce as an offering to the LORD.

American Standard Version
And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto Jehovah.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And it was that after some days, Qayn brought from the fruit of the ground an offering to LORD JEHOVAH.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And it was so after some time that Cain brought of the fruits of the earth a sacrifice to the Lord.

Contemporary English Version
One day, Cain gave part of his harvest to the LORD,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And it came to pass after many days, that Cain offered, of the fruits of the earth, gifts to the Lord.

English Revised Version
And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Later Cain brought some crops from the land as an offering to the LORD.

Good News Translation
After some time Cain brought some of his harvest and gave it as an offering to the LORD.

International Standard Version
Later, after a while, Cain brought an offering to the LORD from the fruit that he had harvested,

JPS Tanakh 1917
And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.

Literal Standard Version
And it comes to pass at the end of days that Cain brings from the fruit of the ground a present to YHWH;

Majority Standard Bible
So in the course of time, Cain brought some of the fruit of the soil as an offering to the LORD,

New American Bible
In the course of time Cain brought an offering to the LORD from the fruit of the ground,

NET Bible
At the designated time Cain brought some of the fruit of the ground for an offering to the LORD.

New Revised Standard Version
In the course of time Cain brought to the LORD an offering of the fruit of the ground,

New Heart English Bible
As time passed, it happened that Cain brought an offering to God from the fruit of the ground.

Webster's Bible Translation
And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering to the LORD.

World English Bible
As time passed, Cain brought an offering to Yahweh from the fruit of the ground.

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass at the end of days that Cain bringeth from the fruit of the ground a present to Jehovah;

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Context
Cain and Abel
2Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil. 3So in the course of time, Cain brought some of the fruit of the soil as an offering to the LORD, 4while Abel brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock. And the LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,…

Cross References
Jude 1:11
Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah's rebellion.

Genesis 4:2
Later she gave birth to Cain's brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.

Genesis 4:4
while Abel brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock. And the LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,


Treasury of Scripture

And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering to the LORD.

A.

1 Kings 17:7
And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.

Nehemiah 13:6
But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king:

the fruit.

Leviticus 2:1-11
And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon: …

Numbers 18:12
All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto the LORD, them have I given thee.

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Genesis 4
1. The birth, occupation, and offerings of Cain and Abel.
8. Cain murders his brother Abel.
11. The curse of Cain.
17. Has a son called Enoch, and builds a city, which he calls after his name.
18. His descendants, with Lamech and his two wives.
25. The birth of Seth,
26. and Enos.














(3, 4) In process of time.--Heb., at the end of days: not at the end of a week, or a year, or of harvest-time, but of a long indefinite period, shown by the age of Adam at the birth of Seth to have been something less than 130 years.

An offering.--Heb., a thank-offering, a present. We must be careful not to introduce here any of the later Levitical ideas about sacrifice. All that we know about this offering is that it was an act of worship, and apparently something usual. Now, each brought of his own produce, and one was accepted and one rejected. Why? Much ingenuity has been wasted on this question, as though Cain erred on technical grounds; whereas we are expressly told in Hebrews 11:4 that Abel's was the more excellent sacrifice, because offered "in faith." It was the state of their hearts that made the difference; though, as the result of unbelief, Cain's may have been a scanty present of common produce, and not of first-fruits, while Abel brought "firstlings, and of the fat thereof," the choicest portion. Abel may also have shown a deeper faith in the promised Deliverer by offering an animal sacrifice: and certainly the acceptance of his sacrifice quickened among men the belief that the proper way of approaching God was by the death of a victim. But Cain's unbloody sacrifice had also a great future before it. It became the minchah of the Levitical law, and under the Christian dispensation is the offering of prayer and praise, and especially the Eucharistic thanksgiving. We have already noticed that Abel's sacrifice shows that flesh was probably eaten on solemn occasions. Had animals been killed only for their skins for clothing, repulsive ideas would have been connected with the carcases cast aside to decay; nor would Abel have attached any value to firstlings. But as soon as the rich abundance of Paradise was over, man would quickly learn to eke out the scanty produce of the soil by killing wild animals and the young of his own flocks.

The Lord had respect.--Heb., looked upon, showed that He had seen it. It has been supposed that some visible sign of God's favour was given, and the current idea among the fathers was that fire fell from heaven, and consumed the sacrifice. (Comp. Leviticus 9:24.) But there is real irreverence in thus filling up the narrative; and it is enough to know that the brothers were aware that God was pleased with the one and displeased with the other. More important is it to notice, first, that God's familiar presence was not withdrawn from man after the fall. He talked with Cain as kindly as with Adam of old. And secondly, in these, the earliest, records of mankind religion is built upon love, and the Deity appears as man's personal friend. This negatives the scientific theory that religion grew out of dim fears and terror at natural phenomena, ending gradually in the evolution of the idea of a destructive and dangerous power outside of man, which man must propitiate as best he could.

Verse 3. - And in process of time. Literally, at the end of the days, i.e. -

1. Of the year (Aben Ezra, Dathe, De Wette, Rosenmüller, Bohlen), at which season the feast of the ingathering was afterwards kept - Exodus 23:16 (Bush). Aristotle, 'Ethics,' 8:2, notes that anciently sacrifices were offered after the gathering of the fruits of the earth (Ainsworth).

2. Of the week (Candlish).

3. Of an indefinite time, years or days (Luther, Kalisch). . . .

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So in the course
מִקֵּ֣ץ (miq·qêṣ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7093: An extremity, after

of time,
יָמִ֑ים (yā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3117: A day

Cain
קַ֜יִן (qa·yin)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7014: Cain -- a city in southern Judah

brought
וַיָּבֵ֨א (way·yā·ḇê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

some of the fruit
מִפְּרִ֧י (mip·pə·rî)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6529: Fruit

of the soil
הָֽאֲדָמָ֛ה (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 127: Ground, land

as an offering
מִנְחָ֖ה (min·ḥāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4503: A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering

to the LORD,
לַֽיהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


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