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Genesis 4

Cain and Abel

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Now the manh120  1hadh3045 relationsh3045 with his wifeh802 Eveh2332, and she conceivedh2029 and gaveh3205 birthh3205 to  2Cainh7014b, and she saidh559, "I have gottenh7069 a  3manchildh376 with the help of the LORDh3068."

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Againh3254, she gaveh3205 birthh3205 to his brotherh251 Abelh1893. And  aAbelh1893 was  ba keeperh7462a of flocksh6629, but Cainh7014b was a tillerh5647 of the groundh127.

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So it cameh1961 about  1in the courseh4480h7093 of timeh3117 that Cainh7014b broughth935 an offeringh4503 to the LORDh3068 of the fruith6529 of the groundh127.

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 aAbelh1893, on his parth1571 alsoh1571 broughth935 of the firstlingsh1060 of his flockh6629 and of their fath2459 portionsh2459. And  bthe LORDh3068 hadh8159 regardh8159 for Abelh1893 and for his offeringh4503;

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but  afor Cainh7014b and for his offeringh4503 He hadh8159 noh3808 regardh8159. So  bCainh7014b becameh2734 veryh3966 angryh2734 and his countenanceh6440 fellh5307.

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Then the LORDh3068 saidh559 to Cainh7014b, " aWhyh4100 are you angryh2734? And whyh4100 has your countenanceh6440 fallenh5307?

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aIfh518 you doh3190 wellh3190,  1will not your countenance be liftedh7613 up?  bAnd ifh518 you do not doh3190 wellh3190, sinh2403b is crouchingh7257 at the doorh6607; and its desireh8669 is for you,  cbut you must masterh4910 it."

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Cainh7014b  1toldh559 Abelh1893 his brotherh251. And it cameh1961 about when they were in the fieldh7704, that Cainh7014b roseh6965 up againsth413 Abelh1893 his brotherh251 and  akilledh2026 him.

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Then the LORDh3068 saidh559 to Cainh7014b, " aWhereh335 is Abelh1893 your brotherh251?" And he saidh559, "I do not knowh3045. Am I my brother'sh251 keeperh8104?"

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He saidh559, "Whath4100 have you doneh6213a?  aThe voiceh6963 of your brother'sh251 bloodh1818 is cryingh6817 to Me from the groundh127.

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"Nowh6258  ayou are cursedh779 from the groundh127, whichh834 has openedh6475 its mouthh6310 to receiveh3947 your brother'sh251 bloodh1818 from your handh3027.

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aWhenh3588 you cultivateh5647 the groundh127, it will noh3808 longerh3254 yieldh5414 its strengthh3581b to you;  byou will be a vagranth5128 and a wandererh5110 on the earthh776."

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Cainh7014b saidh559 to the LORDh3068, "My punishmenth5771 is tooh4480 greath1419 to bearh5375!

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"Beholdh2005, You have  adrivenh1644 me this dayh3117 from the faceh6440 of the groundh127; and from Your faceh6440 I will be hiddenh5641, and  bI will be a vagranth5128 and a wandererh5110 on the earthh776, and  cwhoeverh3605 findsh4672 me will killh2026 me."

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So the LORDh3068 saidh559 to him, "Thereforeh3651 whoeverh3605 killsh2026 Cainh7014b, vengeanceh5358 will be takenh5358 on him  asevenfoldh7659." And the LORDh3068  1 bappointedh7760 a signh226 for Cainh7014b, so that noh3605 oneh3605 findingh4672 him would slayh5221 him.

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Then Cainh7014b wenth3318 out from the presenceh6440  aof the LORDh3068, and  1settledh3427 in the landh776 of  2Nodh5113, easth6926 of Edenh5731.

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Cainh7014b  1hadh3045 relationsh3045 with his wifeh802 and she conceivedh2029, and gaveh3205 birthh3205 to Enochh2585; and he builth1129 a cityh5892b, and calledh7121 the nameh8034 of the cityh5892b Enochh2585, after the nameh8034 of his sonh1121.

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Now to Enochh2585 was bornh3205 Iradh5897, and Iradh5897  1becameh3205 the fatherh3205 of Mehujaelh4232, and Mehujaelh4232  1becameh3205 the fatherh3205 of Methushaelh4967, and Methushaelh4967  1becameh3205 the fatherh3205 of Lamechh3929.

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Lamechh3929 tookh3947 to himself  atwoh8147 wivesh802: the nameh8034 of the oneh259 was Adahh5711, and the nameh8034 of the otherh8145, Zillahh6741.

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Adahh5711 gaveh3205 birthh3205 to Jabalh2989; he was the fatherh1 of those who dwellh3427 in tentsh168 and have livestockh4735.

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His brother'sh251 nameh8034 was Jubalh3106; he was the fatherh1 of allh3605 those who playh8610 the lyreh3658 and pipeh5748.

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As for Zillahh6741, she alsoh1571 gaveh3205 birthh3205 to Tubal-cainh8423, the forgerh3913 of allh3605 implementsh2790a of bronzeh5178 and ironh1270; and the sisterh269 of Tubal-cainh8423 was Naamahh5279a.

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Lamechh3929 saidh559 to his wivesh802, "Adahh5711 and Zillahh6741, Listenh8085 to my voiceh6963, You wivesh802 of Lamechh3929, Giveh238 heedh238 to my speechh565a,  aFor I  1have killedh2026 a manh376 for woundingh6482 me; And a boyh3206 for strikingh2250 me;

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Ifh3588 Cainh7014b is avengedh5358  asevenfoldh7659, Then Lamechh3929 seventy-sevenfoldh7657."

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 aAdamh121  1hadh3045 relationsh3045 with his wifeh802 againh5750; and she gaveh3205 birthh3205 to a sonh1121, and namedh7121h8034 him  2Sethh8352, for, she said, "Godh430  3has appointedh7896 me anotherh312  4offspringh2233 in placeh8478 of Abelh1893,  bfor Cainh7014b killedh2026 him."

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To Sethh8352, to him alsoh1571  aa sonh1121 was bornh3205; and he calledh7121 his nameh8034 Enoshh583. Thenh227 men beganh2490c  bto callh7121  1upon the nameh8034 of the LORDh3068.



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