And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Cependant, Caïn adressa la parole à son frère Abel; mais, comme ils étaient dans les champs, Caïn se jeta sur son frère Abel, et le tua.
KJV
And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
Philo Judaeus
Quod Deterius Potiori Insidiari Soleat
γένετο ἐν τῷ εἶναι αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ πεδίῳ, ἀνέστη Κάιν ἐπὶ Ἄβελ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀπέκτεινεν αὐτόν“ (Gen. 4, 8). ὃ βούλεται ὁ Κάιν τοιοῦτόν ἐστιν, ἐκ προκλήσεως τὸν Ἄβελ εἰς συζήτησιν ἀγαγὼν εἰκόσι καὶ πιθανοῖς σοφίσμασιν ἑλεῖν ἀνὰ κράτος· τὸ γὰρ πεδίον, εἰς ὃ προτρέπεται παραγεν…
Philo Judaeus
Quod Deterius Potiori Insidiari Soleat
ῶντι ἐκδώσει. διὸ καὶ τὸ ἐπιφερόμενον „ἀνέστη Κάιν ἐπὶ Ἄβελ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀπέκτεινεν αὐτὸν“ (Gen. 4, 8) κατὰ μὲν τὴν πρόχειρον φαντασίαν ὑποβάλλει, ὅτι Ἄβελ ἀνῄρηται, κατὰ δὲ τὴν ἀκριβεστέραν ἐξέτασιν, ὅτι αὐτὸς ὁ Κάιν ὑφ’ ἑαυτοῦ· ὥσθ’ οὕτως ἀναγνωστέον· „ἀνέστη Κάιν καὶ…
Epiphanius
Panarion (Adversus Haereses)
εται ἀπὸ τῆς γενεᾶς ταύτης πᾶν αἷμα δίκαιον ἀπὸ Ἄβελ τοῦ δικαίου τὸ ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς ἐκκεχυμένον ἕως 4 vgl. Gen. 4, 8 — 6 Matth. 26, 15 — 7 Matth. 26, 48 — 8 Matth. 26, 49 — 9 vgl. Matth. 15, 8 (Jes. 29, 13) — 16 Gen. 4, 9 — 17 Hiob 1, 9 — 20 Gen. 3, 5. 4 — 22 Gen. 4, 8 — 23ff vgl. I Jo…
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