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