156 Torah Book & Portion, Book of Genesis, Bereishit (Genesis 1:1-6:8), Source Book Keys, SACKS GENESIS | 4:8 said — GEN495 The classic example … of those rare and po... GEN495 The classic example … of those rare and powerful instances in which the Torah deliberately uses fractured syntax to indicate a fractured relationship … is [this] untranslatable verse in which Cain kills Abel. The breakdown of words expresses the breakdown of relationship which leads to the breakdown of morality and the first murder. SACKS 43 Share Print Source KeySACKSVerse4:8Keyword(s)saidSource Page(s)(See end of excerpt) Switch article GENESIS | 4:8 killed — GEN494 See [[GEN487]] Genesis 4:7 rule BOROJMV 17... Previous Article GENESIS | 4:9 keeper — GEN498 See [[GEN487]] Genesis 4:7 rule BOROJMV 17... Next Article