Am I my brother's keeper?!

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Am I my brother's keeper?!

Am I my brother's keeper?!

In the question: Am I responsible for the actions or fate of my brother (or another person related to me)?!, an interrogative expression expressing the speaker's lack of responsibility for the actions of the other, even if there is a certain kinship between them.

("And the Lord said unto Cain, Where art thou, my brother? And he said, Did I not know that I was my brother's keeper?" - Genesis 4:9)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

הֲשׁוֹמֵר אֲחִי אָנֹוכִי?!

Definition (Hebrew)

בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: הַאִם אֲנִי אַחְרַאי לְמַעֲשָׂיו אוֹ לְגוֹרָלוֹ שֶׁל אָחִי (אוֹ אַחֵר הַקָּשׁוּר אֱלֵי )?!, הַבָּעַת תְּמִיהָה הַמַּבִּיעָה אֶת אִי הָאַחְרָאִיּוֹת שֶׁל הַדּוֹבֵר עַל מַעֲשָׂיו שֶׁל הָאַחֵר גַּם אִם קַיֶּמֶת קִרְבָה מְסֻיֶּמֶת בֵּינֵיהֶם.

("וַיֹּאמֶר ה' אֶל קַיִן אֵי הֶבֶל אָחִיךָ וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא יָדַעְתִּי הֲשֹׁמֵר אָחִי אָנֹכִי?!"- בְּרֵאשִׁית ד ט)

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