Genesis 4:16
New International Version
So Cain went out from the LORD’s presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

New Living Translation
So Cain left the LORD’s presence and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

English Standard Version
Then Cain went away from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

Berean Standard Bible
So Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

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

New King James Version
Then Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and dwelt in the land of Nod on the east of Eden.

New American Standard Bible
Then Cain left the presence of the LORD, and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

NASB 1995
Then Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

NASB 1977
Then Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Cain went out from the presence of Yahweh and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

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

Christian Standard Bible
Then Cain went out from the LORD’s presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Cain went out from the LORD’s presence and lived in the land of Nod, 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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Qayn went out from before LORD JEHOVAH and dwelt in the land of Nod—Trembling, from the East of Eden.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
So Cain went forth from the presence of God and dwelt in the land of Nod over against Edem.

Contemporary English Version
But Cain had to go far from the LORD and live in the Land of Wandering, which is east of Eden.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Cain went out from the face of the Lord, and dwelt as a fugitive on the earth, at the east side of Eden.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then Cain left the LORD's presence and lived in Nod [The Land of Wandering], east of Eden.

Good News Translation
And Cain went away from the LORD's presence and lived in a land called "Wandering," which is 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.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

Literal Standard Version
And Cain goes out from before YHWH, and dwells in the land, moving about east of Eden;

Majority Standard Bible
So Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

New American Bible
Cain then left the LORD’s presence and settled in the land of Nod, east 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 Revised Standard Version
Then Cain went away from the presence of the LORD, and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

New Heart English Bible
So Cain went out from the presence of God and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

Webster's Bible Translation
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 left Yahweh’s presence, and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

Young's Literal Translation
And Cain goeth out from before Jehovah, and dwelleth in the land, moving about east of Eden;

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Cain Murders Abel
15“Not so!” replied the LORD. “If anyone slays Cain, then Cain will be avenged sevenfold.” And the LORD placed a mark on Cain, so that no one who found him would kill him. 16So Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

Cross References
Genesis 4:17
And Cain had relations with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain built a city and named it after his son Enoch.

2 Kings 24:20
For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.

Jeremiah 23:39
therefore I will surely forget you and will cast you out of My presence, both you and the city that I gave to you and your fathers.

Jeremiah 52:3
For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.

Jonah 1:3
Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.


Treasury of Scripture

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

went.

Genesis 4:14
Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.

Genesis 3:8
And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.

Exodus 20:18
And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.

Nod.

Genesis 4:12
When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.

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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.














(16) Cain went out from the presence of the Lord.--See Note on Genesis 3:8. Adam and his family probably worshipped with their faces towards the Paradise, and Cain, on migrating from the whole land of Eden, regarded himself as beyond the range of the vision of God. (See Note on Genesis 4:14.)

The land of Nod.--i.e., of wandering. Knobel supposes it was China, but this is too remote. Read without vowels, the word becomes India. All that is certain is that Cain emigrated into Eastern Asia, and as none of Noah's descendants, in the table of nations in Genesis 10, are described as having travelled eastward, many with Philippson and Knobel regard the Mongol race as the offspring of Cain.

Verse 16. - And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord. Not simply ended his interview and prepared to emigrate from the abode of his youth (Kalisch); but, more especially, withdrew from the neighborhood of the cherubim (v/de on ver. 14). And dwelt in the land of Nod. The geographical situation of Nod (Knobel, China?) cannot be determined further than that it was on the east of Eden, and its name, Nod, or wandering (cf. vers. 12, 14; Psalm 56:8), was clearly derived from Cain s fugitive and vagabond life (vide Michaelis, 'Suppl,' p. 1612; and cf. Furst, 'Lex.,' sub voce), "which showeth, as Josephus well conjectureth, that Cain was not amended by his punishment, but waxed worse and worse, giving himself to rapine, robbery, oppression, deceit" (Willet).



Parallel Commentaries ...


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

went out
וַיֵּ֥צֵא (way·yê·ṣê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

from the presence
מִלִּפְנֵ֣י (mil·lip̄·nê)
Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

of the LORD
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

and settled
וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב (way·yê·šeḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

in the land
בְּאֶֽרֶץ־ (bə·’e·reṣ-)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 776: Earth, land

of Nod,
נ֖וֹד (nō·wḏ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 5113: Nod -- a region into which Cain wandered

east
קִדְמַת־ (qiḏ·maṯ-)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 6926: The forward part, East

of Eden.
עֵֽדֶן׃ (‘ê·ḏen)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 5731: Eden -- the garden home of Adam and Eve


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