King James Bible
"And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him."
The text emphasizes their fraternal relationship through repetition of "brother," heightening the tragedy of what follows. The Hebrew suggests either conversation or a summons to go out together, indicating premeditation rather than spontaneous violence. The field setting places the murder away from witnesses and the presence of their parents, echoing the isolation where offerings were made. This location choice reveals Cain's deliberate planning to commit the act in secret. The phrase "rose up against" conveys sudden, violent action, while the final repetition of "his brother" underscores the heinous nature of history's first murder. This act completes the downward spiral from jealousy to fratricide, introducing death into the human story.