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Cain and Abel

¹ Now the man ^(F1)knew his wife Eve, and she conceived and ^(F2)gave birth to ^(F3)Cain, and she said, "I have gotten a ^(F4)man with the help of Yahweh."² And again, she ^(F1)gave birth to his brother Abel. ^(C1)Abel was ^(C2)a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a cultivator of the ground.³ So it happened ^(F1)in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to Yahweh of the fruit of the ground.^4 (C1)Abel, on his part, also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And ^(C2)Yahweh had regard for Abel and for his offering;⁵ but ^(C1)for Cain and for his offering He had no regard. So ^(C2)Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.⁶ Then Yahweh said to Cain, "^(C1)Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?⁷ "^(C1)If you do well, ^(F1)will not your countenance be lifted up? ^(C2)And if you do not do well, sin is lying at the door; and its desire is for you, ^(C3)but you must rule over it."⁸ Then Cain ^(F1)spoke to Abel his brother; and it happened when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and ^(C1)killed him.

⁹ Then Yahweh said to Cain, "^(C1)Where is Abel your brother?" And he said, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?"¹⁰ And He said, "What have you done? ^(C1)The voice of your brother's blood is crying out to Me from the ground.¹¹ "And now, ^(C1)cursed are you from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.¹² "^(C1)When you cultivate the ground, it will no longer yield its strength to you; ^(C2)you will be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth."¹³ And Cain said to Yahweh, "My punishment is too great to bear!¹⁴ "Behold, You have ^(C1)driven me this day from the face of the ground; and from Your face I will be hidden, and ^(C2)I will be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth, and it will be that ^(C3)whoever finds me will kill me."¹⁵ So Yahweh said to him, "Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him ^(C1)sevenfold." And Yahweh ^(F1)(C2)appointed a sign for Cain, so that no one who found him would strike him.

¹⁶ Then Cain went out from the presence ^(C1)of Yahweh and ^(F1)settled in the land of ^(F2)Nod, east of Eden.

¹⁷ Then Cain ^(F1)knew his wife, and she conceived and ^(F2)gave birth to Enoch; and he built a city and called the name of the city Enoch, after the name of his son.¹⁸ Now to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad ^(F1)was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael ^(F1)was the father of Methushael, and Methushael ^(F1)was the father of Lamech.¹⁹ And Lamech took for himself ^(C1)two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other, Zillah.²⁰ And Adah ^(F1)gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and have livestock.²¹ And his brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe.²² As for Zillah, she also ^(F1)gave birth to Tubal-cain, the forger of all implements of bronze and iron; and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

²³ And Lamech said to his wives,

"Adah and Zillah,
Hear my voice,
You wives of Lamech,
Give ear to my word,
^(C1)For I ^(F1)have killed a man for ^(F2)striking me;
And a boy for wounding me;

²⁴ If Cain is avenged ^(C1)sevenfold,
Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold."

^25 (C1)Then Adam ^(F1)knew his wife again; and she ^(F2)gave birth to a son and named him ^(F3)Seth, for she said, "God ^(F4)has set for me another ^(F5)seed in place of Abel, ^(C2)for Cain killed him."²⁶ And to Seth, to him also, ^(C1)a son was born; and he called his name Enosh. Then men began ^(C2)to call ^(F1)upon the name of Yahweh.