Anf-01 ii.ii.iv Pg 2
Gen. iv. 3–8. The writer here, as always, follows the reading of the Septuagint, which in this passage both alters and adds to the Hebrew text. We have given the rendering approved by the best critics; but some prefer to translate, as in our English version, “unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.” See, for an ancient explanation of the passage, Irenæus, Adv. Hær., iv. 18, 3.
Ye see, brethren, how envy and jealousy led to the murder of a brother. Through envy, also, our father Jacob fled from the face of Esau his brother.19 19
Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, Chapter 35
VERSE (20) - Ge 4:5,8 2Sa 3:27; 13:22,28,29; 20:10 1Ki 2:5,6,31-33 Pr 26:24
