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Genesis 4
Cain and Abel
Genesis 4:1
And Adam
knew
Eve
his wife
;
and she conceived
,
and bare
Cain
,
and said
,
I have gotten
a man
from
the LORD
.
Genesis 4:2
And she again
bare
his brother
Abel
.
And Abel
was a keeper
of sheep
,
but Cain
was a tiller
of the ground
.
Genesis 4:3
And in process
of time
it came to pass, that Cain
brought
of the fruit
of the ground
an offering
unto the LORD
.
Genesis 4:4
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
:
Genesis 4:5
But unto Cain
and to his offering
he had not respect
.
And Cain
was very
wroth
,
and his countenance
fell
.
Genesis 4:6
And the LORD
said
unto Cain
,
Why art thou wroth
?
and why is thy countenance
fallen
?
Genesis 4:7
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.
Genesis 4:8
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
.
Genesis 4:9
¶
And the LORD
said
unto Cain
,
Where
is
Abel
thy brother
?
And he said
,
I know
not:
Am
I my brother’s
keeper
?
Genesis 4:10
And he said
,
What
hast thou done
?
the voice
of thy brother’s
blood
crieth
unto me from the ground
.
Genesis 4:11
And now
art
thou cursed
from the earth
,
which hath opened
her mouth
to receive
thy brother’s
blood
from thy hand
;
Genesis 4:12
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
.
Genesis 4:13
And Cain
said
unto the LORD
,
My punishment
is
greater
than I can bear
.
Genesis 4:14
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
.
Genesis 4:15
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.
Genesis 4:16
¶
And Cain
went out
from the presence
of the LORD
,
and dwelt
in the land
of Nod
,
on the east
of Eden
.
Genesis 4:17
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
.
Genesis 4:18
And unto Enoch
was born
Irad
:
and Irad
begat
Mehujael
:
and Mehujael
begat
Methusael
:
and Methusael
begat
Lamech
.
Genesis 4:19
¶
And Lamech
took
unto him two
wives
:
the name
of the one
was
Adah
,
and the name
of the other
Zillah
.
Genesis 4:20
And Adah
bare
Jabal
:
he was the father
of such as dwell
in tents
, and
of such as have
cattle
.
Genesis 4:21
And his brother’s
name
was
Jubal
:
he was the father
of all such as handle
the harp
and organ
.
Genesis 4:22
And Zillah
,
she also bare
Tubal-cain
,
an instructer
of every artificer
in brass
and iron
:
and the sister
of Tubal-cain
was
Naamah
.
Genesis 4:23
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
.
Genesis 4:24
If
Cain
shall be avenged
sevenfold
,
truly Lamech
seventy
and sevenfold
.
Genesis 4:25
¶
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
.
Genesis 4:26
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
.