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Genesis 4:13

And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…קַ֖יִןqayinCainקַיִןnoun, proper name — “Cain”H7014Kajin, the name of the first child, also of a place in Palestine, and of an Oriental tribeCain, Kenite(-s).אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).גָּד֥וֹלgadolgreatגָּדוֹלadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “great”, the ordinary formH1419great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent[phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.עֲוֺנִ֖יaonifaultעָוֺןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “fault”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5771perversity, i.e. (moral) evilfault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.מִנְּשֹֽׂאminsofrom lift upנָשָׂאpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “from lift up”, the to-form of the verbH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Cain said unto the LORD: 'My punishment is greater than I can bear.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Cain said unto Jehovah, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Cain saith unto Jehovah, 'Greater is my punishment than to be borne;

World English Bible

Cain said to Yahweh, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.

Darby Translation

And Cain said to Jehovah, My punishment is too great to be borne.

Douay-Rheims

And Cain said to the Lord: My iniquity is greater than that I may deserve pardon.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Cain said unto the LORD: 'My punishment is greater than I can bear.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Cain said to the Lord God, My crime is too great for me to be forgiven.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπε Κάϊν πρὸς Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν, μείζων ἡ αἰτία μου τοῦ ἀφεθῆναί με.