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Genesis 4

1
The man knew Eve his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Cain, and said, โ€œI have gotten a man with Yahwehโ€™s help.โ€
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Again she gave birth, to Cainโ€™s brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
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As time passed, Cain brought an offering to Yahweh from the fruit of the ground.
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Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of its fat. Yahweh respected Abel and his offering,
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but he didnโ€™t respect Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell.
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Yahweh said to Cain, โ€œWhy are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen?
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If you do well, wonโ€™t it be lifted up? If you donโ€™t do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it.โ€
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Cain said to Abel, his brother, โ€œLetโ€™s go into the field.โ€ While they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him.
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Yahweh said to Cain, โ€œWhere is Abel, your brother?โ€ He said, โ€œI donโ€™t know. Am I my brotherโ€™s keeper?โ€
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Yahweh said, โ€œWhat have you done? The voice of your brotherโ€™s blood cries to me from the ground.
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Now you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brotherโ€™s blood from your hand.
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From now on, when you till the ground, it wonโ€™t yield its strength to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth.โ€
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Cain said to Yahweh, โ€œMy punishment is greater than I can bear.
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Behold, you have driven me out today from the surface of the ground. I will be hidden from your face, and I will be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth. Whoever finds me will kill me.โ€
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Yahweh said to him, โ€œTherefore whoever slays Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold.โ€ Yahweh appointed a sign for Cain, so that anyone finding him would not strike him.
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Cain left Yahwehโ€™s presence, and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
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Cain knew his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Enoch. He built a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
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To Enoch was born Irad. Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech.
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Lamech took two wives: the name of the first one was Adah, and the name of the second one was Zillah.
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Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.
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His brotherโ€™s name was Jubal, who was the father of all who handle the harp and pipe.
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Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron. Tubal Cainโ€™s sister was Naamah.
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Lamech said to his wives, โ€œAdah and Zillah, hear my voice. You wives of Lamech, listen to my speech, for I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for bruising me.
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If Cain will be avenged seven times, truly Lamech seventy-seven times.โ€
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Adam knew his wife again. She gave birth to a son, and named him Seth, saying, โ€œfor God has given me another child instead of Abel, for Cain killed him.โ€
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A son was also born to Seth, and he named him Enosh. At that time men began to call on Yahwehโ€™s name.
Translation: WEB

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