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Sforno on Genesis 4:5/ספורנו על בראשית ד׳:ה׳
אוְאֶל קַיִן וְאֶל מִנְחָתוֹ לֹא שָׁעָה. לֹא שָׁעָה אֶל קַיִן הַמַּקְרִיב שֶׁהָיָה בִּלְתִּי רָצוּי, וְגַם כֵּן אֶל מִנְחָתוֹ שֶׁהָיְתָה בִּלְתִּי רְאוּיָה לְרָצוֹן.
1ואל קין ואל מנחתו לא שעה, He did not turn to Kayin the donor, as he was not pleasing in the eyes of G’d; He also did not turn with favour to his offering seeing the nature of the offering was not designed to make it welcome;
בוַיִּחַר. בְּקִנְאָתוֹ לְאָחִיו שֶׁהָיָה לְרָצוֹן.
2ויחר, due to his jealousy of his brother,
גוַיִּפְּלוּ פָּנָיו. בְּבֹשֶׁת פָּנִים, כִּי הָאֵל הוֹבִישׁוֹ מִסִּבְרוֹ וְלֹא קִבְּלוֹ.
3ויפלו פניו, he was downcast, being ashamed, feeling that G’d had publicly shamed him.