Genesis-4

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  • 1 Cain and Abel Adam 4:1 Or The man made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. 4:1 Cain sounds like the Hebrew for brought forth or acquired. She said, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth 4:1 Or have acquired a man.”
  • 2 Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil.
  • 3 In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord.
  • 4 And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering,
  • 5 but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.
  • 6 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast?
  • 7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.”
  • 8 Now Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” 4:8 Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; Masoretic Text does not have “Let’s go out to the field.” While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
  • 9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
  • 10 The Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground.
  • 11 Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
  • 12 When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.”
  • 13 Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is more than I can bear.
  • 14 Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”
  • 15 But the Lord said to him, “Not so 4:15 Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew Very well; anyone who kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.” Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.
  • 16 So Cain went out from the Lord ’s presence and lived in the land of Nod, 4:16 Nod means wandering (see verses 12 and 14). east of Eden.
  • 17 Cain made love to his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was then building a city, and he named it after his son Enoch.
  • 18 To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of Lamech.
  • 19 Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.
  • 20 Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock.
  • 21 His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play stringed instruments and pipes.
  • 22 Zillah also had a son, Tubal-Cain, who forged all kinds of tools out of 4:22 Or who instructed all who work in bronze and iron. Tubal-Cain’s sister was Naamah.
  • 23 Lamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, listen to me; wives of Lamech, hear my words. I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for injuring me.
  • 24 If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times.”
  • 25 Adam made love to his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, 4:25 Seth probably means granted. saying, “God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”
  • 26 Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to call on 4:26 Or to proclaim the name of the Lord.
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