Genesis 4:9 meaning and explanation

And the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I do not know!” he answered. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”

Genesis 4:9, Berean Standard Bible

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God questions Cain after the murder, as He questioned Adam in the garden, giving the guilty a chance to speak. Cain answers with a lie and a defiant counter-question.

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