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Genesis 4

Cain and Abel

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Now the man  1had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to  2Cain, and she said, "I have gotten a  3manchild with the help of the LORD."

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Again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. And  aAbel was  ba keeper of flocks, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

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So it came about  1in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the LORD of the fruit of the ground.

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 aAbel, on his part also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And  bthe LORD had regard for Abel and for his offering;

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but  afor Cain and for his offering He had no regard. So  bCain became very angry and his countenance fell.

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Then the LORD said to Cain, " aWhy are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?

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aIf you do well,  1will not your countenance be lifted up?  bAnd if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you,  cbut you must master it."

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Cain  1told Abel his brother. And it came about when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and  akilled him.

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Then the LORD said to Cain, " aWhere is Abel your brother?" And he said, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?"

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He said, "What have you done?  aThe voice of your brother's blood is crying to Me from the ground.

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"Now  ayou are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.

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aWhen you cultivate the ground, it will no longer yield its strength to you;  byou will be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth."

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Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is too great to bear!

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"Behold, You have  adriven me this day from the face of the ground; and from Your face I will be hidden, and  bI will be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth, and  cwhoever finds me will kill me."

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So the LORD said to him, "Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him  asevenfold." And the LORD  1 bappointed a sign for Cain, so that no one finding him would slay him.

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Then Cain went out from the presence  aof the LORD, and  1settled in the land of  2Nod, east of Eden.

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Cain  1had 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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Now to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad  1became the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael  1became the father of Methushael, and Methushael  1became the father of Lamech.

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Lamech took to himself  atwo wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other, Zillah.

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Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.

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His brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe.

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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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Lamech said to his wives, "Adah and Zillah, Listen to my voice, You wives of Lamech, Give heed to my speech,  aFor I  1have killed a man for wounding me; And a boy for striking me;

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If Cain is avenged  asevenfold, Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold."

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 aAdam  1had relations with his wife again; and she gave birth to a son, and named him  2Seth, for, she said, "God  3has appointed me another  4offspring in place of Abel,  bfor Cain killed him."

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To Seth, to him also  aa son was born; and he called his name Enosh. Then men began  bto call  1upon the name of the LORD.



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