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# Cain spoke to Abel his brother
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Some languages will need to add the implicit information that Cain spoke to his brother about going to the fields. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# brother
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Abel was Cain's younger brother. Some languages may need to use the word for "younger brother." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# rose up against
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Standing up to fight against a person is an idiom for attacking him. AT: "attacked" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# Where is Abel your brother
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God knew that Cain had killed Abel, but he asked Cain this question so that Cain would have to answer. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# Am I my brother's keeper?
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Cain used this rhetorical question so that he would not have to tell the truth. This can be translated as a statement. AT: "I am not my brother's keeper!" or "You know that taking care of my brother is not my job!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/cain]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/abel]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]] |