And Adam knew
Eve
his wife
; and she conceived
, and bare
Cain
, and said
, I have gotten
a man
from
the LORD
.
And she again bare
his brother
Abel
. And Abel
was a keeper
of sheep
, but Cain
was a tiller
of the ground
.
And in process of time
it came to pass, that Cain
brought
of the fruit
of the ground
an offering
unto the LORD
.
And Abel, he
also brought
of the firstlings
of his flock
and of the fat
thereof. And the LORD
had respect
unto Abel
and to his offering
:
But unto Cain and to his offering
he had not respect
. And Cain
was very
wroth
, and his countenance
fell
.
And the LORD said
unto Cain
, Why art thou wroth
? and why is thy countenance
fallen
?
If thou doest well
, shalt thou not be accepted
? and if thou doest not well
, sin
lieth
at the door
. And unto thee shall be his desire
, and thou shalt rule
over him.
And Cain talked
with
Abel
his brother
: and it came to pass, when they were in the field
, that Cain
rose up
against
Abel
his brother
, and slew him
.
And the LORD said
unto Cain
, Where
is Abel
thy brother
? And he said
, I know
not: Am I my brother's
keeper
?
And he said, What
hast thou done
? the voice
of thy brother's
blood
crieth
unto me from the ground
.
And now art thou cursed from the earth
, which hath opened
her mouth
to receive
thy brother's
blood
from thy hand
;
When thou tillest
the ground
, it shall not henceforth
yield
unto thee her strength
; a fugitive
and a vagabond
shalt thou be in the earth
.
And Cain said
unto the LORD
, My punishment
is greater
than I can bear
.
Behold, thou hast driven me out this day
from the face
of the earth
; and from
thy face
shall I be hid
; and I shall be a fugitive
and a vagabond
in the earth
; and it shall come to pass
, that every one that findeth me
shall slay me
.
And the LORD said
unto him, Therefore
whosoever slayeth
Cain
, vengeance shall be taken
on him sevenfold
. And the LORD
set
a mark
upon Cain
, lest
any finding
him should kill
him.
And Cain went out
from the presence
of the LORD
, and dwelt
in the land
of Nod
, on the east
of Eden
.
And Cain knew
his wife
; and she conceived
, and bare
Enoch
: and he builded
a city
, and called
the name
of the city
, after the name
of his son
, Enoch
.
And unto Enoch was born
Irad
: and Irad
begat
Mehujael
: and Mehujael
begat
Methusael
: and Methusael
begat
Lamech
.
And Lamech took
unto him two
wives
: the name
of the one
was Adah
, and the name
of the other
Zillah
.
And Adah bare
Jabal
: he was the father
of such as dwell
in tents
, and of such as have cattle
.
And his brother's name
was Jubal
: he was the father
of all such as handle
the harp
and organ
.
And Zillah, she also bare
Tubalcain
, an instructer
of every artificer
in brass
and iron
: and the sister
of Tubalcain
was Naamah
.
And Lamech said
unto his wives
, Adah
and Zillah
, Hear
my voice
; ye wives
of Lamech
, hearken
unto my speech
: for I have slain
a man
to my wounding
, and a young man
to my hurt
.
If Cain
shall be avenged
sevenfold
, truly Lamech
seventy
and sevenfold
.
And Adam knew
his wife
again
; and she bare
a son
, and called
his name
Seth
: For God
, said she , hath appointed
me another
seed
instead
of Abel
, whom
Cain
slew
.
And to Seth, to him
also there was born
a son
; and he called
his name
Enos
: then began men
to call
upon the name
of the LORD
.