Genesis 4:9

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־קַיִן אֵי הֶבֶל אָחִיךָ וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא יָדַעְתִּי הֲשֹׁמֵר אָחִי אָנֹֽכִי׃

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Hebrew

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־קַ֔יִן אֵ֖י הֶ֣בֶל אָחִ֑יךָ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתִּי הֲשֹׁמֵ֥ר אָחִ֖י אָנֹֽכִי׃

Greek (Septuagint)

καὶ εἶπεν ὁ θεὸς πρὸς Κάιν Ποῦ ἐστιν Ἅβελ ὁ ἀδελφός σου; ὁ δὲ εἶπεν Οὐ γινώσκω· μὴ φύλαξ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ μού εἰ μί’ ἐγώ;

Greek text from Swete's edition, CC BY-SA 4.0

Latin (Vulgate)

Et ait Dominus ad Cain: Ubi est Abel frater tuus? Qui respondit: Nescio: num custos fratris mei sum ego?

Spanish

Y Jehová dijo á Caín: ¿ Dónde está Abel tu hermano? Y él respondió: No sé; ¿ soy yo guarda de mi hermano?

English

And the LORD said to Cain, “ Where is your brother Abel?” “ I do not know!” he answered. “ Am I my brother’s keeper?”

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