Kejadian 4:5-6

4:5 but with Cain and his offering he was not pleased. ¹  So Cain became very angry, ²  and his expression was downcast. ³ 

4:6 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why is your expression downcast?

Kejadian 31:36

31:36 Jacob became angry ⁴  and argued with Laban. “What did I do wrong?” he demanded of Laban. ⁵  “What sin of mine prompted you to chase after me in hot pursuit? ⁶ 

Kejadian 39:19

39:19 When his master heard his wife say, ⁷  “This is the way ⁸  your slave treated me,” ⁹  he became furious. ¹⁰ 

[4:5]  ¹ sn The Letter to the Hebrews explains the difference between the brothers as one of faith – Abel by faith offered a better sacrifice. Cain’s offering as well as his reaction to God’s displeasure did not reflect faith. See further B. K. Waltke, “Cain and His Offering,” WTJ 48 (1986): 363-72.

[4:5]  ² tn Heb “and it was hot to Cain.” This Hebrew idiom means that Cain “burned” with anger.

[4:5]  ³ tn Heb “And his face fell.” The idiom means that the inner anger is reflected in Cain’s facial expression. The fallen or downcast face expresses anger, dejection, or depression. Conversely, in Num 6 the high priestly blessing speaks of the Lord lifting up his face and giving peace.

[31:36]  ⁴ tn Heb “it was hot to Jacob.” This idiom refers to anger.

[31:36]  ⁵ tn Heb “and Jacob answered and said to Laban, ‘What is my sin?’” The proper name “Jacob” has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation and the order of the introductory clause and direct discourse rearranged for stylistic reasons.

[31:36]  ⁶ tn Heb “What is my sin that you have hotly pursued after me.” The Hebrew verb translated “pursue hotly” is used elsewhere of soldiers chasing defeated enemies (1 Sam 17:53).

[39:19]  ⁷ tn Heb “and when his master heard the words of his wife which she spoke to him, saying.”

[39:19]  ⁸ tn Heb “according to these words.”

[39:19]  ⁹ tn Heb “did to me.”

[39:19]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “his anger burned.”