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Cain spoke to Abel his brother.

Some early translations tell explicitly what Cain said to his brother. You may want to do the same if it is present in your national version. Alternate translation: "Cain said to Abel his brother, 'Let us go into the fields.'" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-textvariants and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

brother

Abel was Cain's younger brother. Some languages may need to use the word for "younger brother." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

rose up against

Standing up to fight against a person is an idiom for attacking him. Alternate translation: "attacked" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)