Genesis 4:8

ויאמר קין אל הבל אחיו נלכה השדה ויהי בהיותם בשדה ויקם קין אל הבל אחיו ויהרגהו׃

Gen 4:8 [Samaritan]
ויאמר קין אל הבל אחיו נלכה השדה ויהי בהיותם בשדה ויקם קין אל הבל אחיו ויהרגהו׃

Gen 4:8 [Masoretic]
וַיֹּאמֶר קַיִן אֶל־הֶבֶל אָחִיו וַֽיְהִי בִּהְיֹותָם בַּשָּׂדֶה וַיָּקָם קַיִן אֶל־הֶבֶל אָחִיו וַיַּהַרְגֵֽהוּ׃
And Qayin said to Habel his brother. And it came to pass when they were in the field, that Qayin rose up against Habel his brother, and killed him.

* error of omission.

Gen 4:8 [Targum Onkelos]
וַאֲמַר קַיִן לְהֶבֶל אֲחוּהִי וַהֲוָה בְּמִהְוֵיהוֹן בְּחַקְלָא וְקָם קַיִן לְהֶבֶל אֲחוּהִי וְקַטְלֵיהּ:
And Qayin said to Habel his brother. And it came to pass when they were in the field, that Qayin rose up against Habel his brother, and killed him.

Gen 4:8 [Samaritan Targum]
ואמר קין אל הבל תלימה נהלך לברה והוה בהוהון בברה וקעם קין אל הבל תלימה וקטלה:
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Gen 4:8 [Peshitta]
ܘܐܡܼܪ ܩܐܝܢ ܠܗܒܝܠ ܐܚܘܗܝ܂ ܢܪܕܐ ܠܦܩܥܬܐ܂ ܘܗܘܼܐ ܕܟܕ ܗܼܢܘܢ ܒܚܩܠܐ ܂ ܩܡ ܩܐܝܢ ܥܠ ܗܒܝܠ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܘܩܛܠܗ܂
And Qayin said to Habil his brother, “Let us go to the plain.” And it came to pass when they were in the field, that Qayin rose up against Habil his brother, and killed him.

* plain or broad valley

Gen 4:8 [Septuagint]
Καὶ εἶπεν Κάιν πρὸς Ἅβελ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ· Διέλθωμεν εἰς τὸ πεδίον. καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ εἶναι αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ πεδίῳ καὶ ἀνέστη Κάιν ἐπὶ Ἅβελ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀπέκτεινεν αὐτόν.
And Kain said to Habel his brother, “Let us go to the field.” And it came to pass that when they were in the field Kain then rose up against Habel his brother, and killed him.

* field OR plain

Gen 4:8 [Old Latin (Vetus Latina)]
Et dixit Cain ad Abel fratrem suum : Eamus in campum. Et factum est, cum essent ipsi in campo, insurrexit Cain super Abel fratrem suum, et occidit eum.
And Cain said to Abel his brother, “Let us go to the field.” And when they were by themselves in the field, Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and killed him.

Gen 4:8 [Vulgate]
Dixitque Cain ad Abel fratrem suum : Egrediamur foras. Cumque essent in agro, consurrexit Cain adversus fratrem suum Abel, et interfecit eum.
And Cain said to Abel his brother, “Let us go outside.” When they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and killed him.

* v.l. adverus fratrem suum Abel = adversus Abel fratrem suum

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