Gen 4:1 Error in KJV Translation
It is well established that the original Hebrew texts were destroyed but that before they were destroyed, 7 members from each of the 10 tribes of Israel translated the Hebrew texts into Greek. Thus, the Greek version translated by these 70 israelites was called the Septuagint, which means 70. The Septuagint was then used to translate the text back into Hebrew.
In the Septuagint, the Greek words for Lord and God are translated as Kurious and Theos, respectively. In Hebrew, the words for Lord and God are translated as Yahweh and Elohim, respectively.
(NOTE: I now contend the use of the word God and Lord are Hellenized terms and instead the name Yahweh should be used.)
It should be noted that Elohim is translated as angels or messengers, i.e. spiritual or interdimentional beings. Yahweh is Elohim, but is the supreme Elohim, who was the creator and ruler of the lesser elohim.
In this respect the words Yahweh and Kurios should be translated into English as "The Lord." Similarly, Theos and Elohim should be translated as "God." However, this distinction was not always practiced in the translations.
In particular, Genesis 4:1 in the Septuagint reads...
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