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The Septuagint 4.12 · 4.12

A groaning wanderer

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ὅτι ἐργᾷ τὴν γῆν, καὶ οὐ προσθήσει τὴν ἰσχὺν αὐτῆς δοῦναί σοι· στένων καὶ τρέμων ἔσῃ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.

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ὅτιhótiForἐργᾷergâiyou workτὴνtḕntheγῆνgênground,καὶkaìandοὐounotπροσθήσειprosthḗseiit will no longer addτὴνtḕntheἰσχὺνiskhỳnstrengthαὐτῆςautêsitsδοῦναίdoûnaíto giveσοιsoito you·στένωνsténōngroaningκαὶkaìandτρέμωνtrémōntremblingἔσῃéseiyou shall beἐπὶepìuponτῆςtêstheγῆςgêsearth.

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στένων καὶ τρέμων, "groaning and trembling," is the LXX's own descriptive addition to the Hebrew's bare נָע וָנָד (nāʿ wānād, "a wanderer and a fugitive"); Cain's punishment is written onto his very body, not just his itinerary.

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