Parallel Verses

Amplified

So Cain went away from the [manifested] presence of the Lord, and lived in the land of Nod [wandering in exile], east of Eden.

New American Standard Bible

Then Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Then Cain went out from the Lord’s presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

International Standard Version

After this, Cain left the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Bible in Basic English

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.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And Cain went out from the face of Jehovah, and dwelt in the land of Nod, eastward of Eden.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Cain went out from the presence of Yahweh, and he settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And Cain went out from the face of the LORD, and dwelt in the land Nod, on the east side of Eden.

NET Bible

So Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

New Heart English Bible

Cain went out from the LORD's presence, and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

The Emphasized Bible

So Cain went forth from the presence of Yahweh, - and dwelt in the land of Nod, eastward of Eden.

Webster

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

World English Bible

Cain went out from Yahweh's presence, and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

Youngs Literal Translation

And Cain goeth out from before Jehovah, and dwelleth in the land, moving about east of Eden;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And Cain
קין 
Qayin 
Usage: 19

יצא 
Yatsa' 
....out, ....forth, bring, come, proceed, go, depart,
Usage: 1068

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

of the Lord

Usage: 0

and dwelt
ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

in the land
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

of Nod
נוד 
Nowd 
Nod
Usage: 1

on the east
קדמה 
Qidmah 
Usage: 4

References

Hastings

Morish

Nod

Smith

Context Readings

Cain And Abel

15 And the Lord said to him, “Therefore, whoever kills Cain, a sevenfold vengeance [that is, punishment seven times worse] shall be taken on him [by Me].” And the Lord set a [protective] mark (sign) on Cain, so that no one who found (met) him would kill him. 16 So Cain went away from the [manifested] presence of the Lord, and lived in the land of Nod [wandering in exile], east of Eden. 17 Cain knew his wife [one of Adam’s descendants] and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch; and Cain built a city and named it Enoch, after the name of his son.



Cross References

2 Kings 24:20

Because of the anger of the Lord these things happened in Jerusalem and Judah, and it [finally] came to the point that He cast them from His presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

Jeremiah 23:39

Therefore behold, I, even I, will assuredly forget you and send you away from My presence, you and the city (Jerusalem) which I gave to you and to your fathers.

Genesis 3:8

And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool [afternoon breeze] of the day, so the man and his wife hid and kept themselves hidden from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

Genesis 4:14

Behold, You have driven me out this day from the face of the land; and from Your face (presence) I will be hidden, and I will be a fugitive and an [aimless] vagabond on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”

Exodus 20:18

Now all the people witnessed the thunder and the flashes of lightning and the sound of the trumpet and the smoking mountain; and as they looked, the people were afraid, and they trembled [and moved backward] and stood at a [safe] distance.

2 Kings 13:23

But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion on them and turned toward them for the sake of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and He was unwilling to destroy them, and did not cast them from His presence until now.

Job 2:7

So Satan departed from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with loathsome boils and agonizingly painful sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.

Jeremiah 52:3

For all this came about in Jerusalem and Judah because of the anger of the Lord, and [in the end] He cast them from His presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

Job 1:12

Then the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that Job has is in your power, only do not put your hand on the man himself.” So Satan departed from the presence of the Lord.

Job 20:17


“He does not look at the rivers,
The flowing streams of honey and butter [to enjoy his wealth].

Psalm 5:11


But let all who take refuge and put their trust in You rejoice,
Let them ever sing for joy;
Because You cover and shelter them,
Let those who love Your name be joyful and exult in You.

Psalm 68:2


As smoke is driven away, so drive them away;
As wax melts before the fire,
So let the wicked and guilty perish before [the presence of] God.

Matthew 18:20

For where two or three are gathered in My name [meeting together as My followers], I am there among them.”

Luke 13:26

Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets’;

John 1:3

All things were made and came into existence through Him; and without Him not even one thing was made that has come into being.

John 1:10

He (Christ) was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.

1 Thessalonians 1:9

For they themselves report about us, telling what kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,

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