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  • Too Familiar

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    Cain talked to his brother Abel; and it happened that when they were in the field Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.  Genesis 4:8 NASB Talked – The verb translated “talked” is ʾāmar.  Here it’s a Qal vav-consecutive + imperfect.  So, it should really be “Cain speaking to his brother.”  But because…