E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 4:10
blood. Hebrew "bloods", denoting his posterity Matthew 23:35 . read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 4:11
from the earth. The Hebrew accent athnach. after "cursed" suggests "more than the ground' (Genesis 3:17 ). read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 4:12
strength = Metonymy (of the Cause). Strength put for that which it produces. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 4:13
punishment = iniquity. Hebrew. 'aven. See App-44 . For "my punishment", &c, read "Is mine iniquity too great to be forgiven? "with Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac, Arabic, Targum of Onkelos, Samaritan Pentateuch, and Greek and Latin Fathers. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 4:14
earth. Hebrew ground. hid. Compare note on Genesis 3:8 . every one = any one. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 4:15
Therefore = not so (with Septuagint) This is emphasized by the Hebrew accent ( Pasha ). upon = set a sign for Cain, i.e. gave him a pledge; same word as Genesis 1:14 ; Genesis 9:12 , Genesis 9:13 , Genesis 9:17 (token). See also Exodus 4:8 , Exodus 4:9 , Exodus 4:17 , Exodus 4:28 , Exodus 4:30 ; Exodus 12:13 .Ezekiel 20:12 . read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 4:16
presence, &c , i.e. the Tabernacle placed by God for His worship (Genesis 3:24 ), whither offerings were brought (Genesis 4:3 , Genesis 4:4 ). Nod = wandering. Compare Genesis 4:12 = the Manda of the Cuneiform Inscriptions = the land of the Nomads. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 4:17
Enoch = Teaching or Initiation. Cain's posterity (verses: Genesis 4:16-24 ) comes in "the Generations of the heavens and the earth" (see Structure, p. 5). See App-20 . This seed was begotten after the slaying of Abel. city. A city has been discovered beneath the brick platform on which Nipur, in South Babylonia, was built. This verse shows there were people on earth other than Adam's children, or Cain married his full sister. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 4:18
Irad = city of witness. Lamech = powerful, 7th from Adam in Cain's line. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 4:8
talked = said. Hebrew = ( amar ) to say, which must be followed by the words spoken (not so dabar, which means to speak absolutely). What Cain said is preserved in the Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate, Targum of Jerome, and manuscripts, "Let us go into the field. " Manuscripts which have not the words, have a hiatus. slew: 1 John 3:12 . "Religion" is and ever has been the greatest cause of blood-shedding. read more