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| 4:1 |
Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, "I have gotten a manchild with the help of the Lord."
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| 4:2 |
Again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
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| 4:3 |
So it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the Lord of the fruit of the ground.
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| 4:4 |
Abel, on his part also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and for his offering;
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| 4:5 |
but for Cain and for his offering He had no regard. So Cain became very angry and his countenance fell.
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| 4:6 |
Then the Lord said to Cain, "Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?
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| 4:7 |
"If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it."
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| 4:8 |
Cain told Abel his brother. And it came about when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.
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| 4:9 |
Then the Lord said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" And he said, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?"
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| 4:10 |
He said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to Me from the ground.
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| 4:11 |
"Now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
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| 4:12 |
"When you cultivate the ground, it will no longer yield its strength to you; you will be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth."
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| 4:13 |
Cain said to the Lord, "My punishment is too great to bear!
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| 4:14 |
"Behold, You have driven me this day from the face of the ground; and from Your face I will be hidden, and I will be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me."
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| 4:15 |
So the Lord said to him, "Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold." And the Lord appointed a sign for Cain, so that no one finding him would slay him.
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| 4:16 |
Then Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
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| 4:17 |
Cain had relations with his wife and she conceived, and gave birth to Enoch; and he built a city, and called the name of the city Enoch, after the name of his son.
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| 4:18 |
Now to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad became the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael became the father of Methushael, and Methushael became the father of Lamech.
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| 4:19 |
Lamech took to himself two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other, Zillah.
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| 4:20 |
Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.
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| 4:21 |
His brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe.
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| 4:22 |
As for Zillah, she also gave birth to Tubal-cain, the forger of all implements of bronze and iron; and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
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| 4:23 |
Lamech said to his wives, "Adah and Zillah, Listen to my voice, You wives of Lamech, Give heed to my speech, For I have killed a man for wounding me; And a boy for striking me;
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| 4:24 |
If Cain is avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold."
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| 4:25 |
Adam had relations with his wife again; and she gave birth to a son, and named him Seth, for, she said, "God has appointed me another offspring in place of Abel, for Cain killed him."
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| 4:26 |
To Seth, to him also a son was born; and he called his name Enosh. Then men began to call upon the name of the Lord.
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