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¹ And the man had sex with his wife Eve; and she became pregnant, and gave birth to Cain, and said, I have gotten a man with [the help of] Yahweh.² And again she bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

³ And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering to Yahweh.⁴ And Abel, he also brought of the firstborns of his flock and of the fat thereof. And Yahweh had respect to Abel and to his offering:⁵ but to Cain and to his offering he did not have respect. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.

⁶ And Yahweh said to Cain, Why are you angry? and why is your countenance fallen?⁷ If you do well, shall it not be lifted up? and if you do not well, sin is crouching at the door: and to you shall be its desire, but you shall rule over it.

⁸ And Cain told 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.

⁹ And Yahweh said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? And he said, I don't know: am I my brother's keeper?¹⁰ And he said, What have you done? the voice of your brother's blood cries to me from the ground.¹¹ And now cursed are you from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand;¹² from now on when you till the ground, it shall not yield its strength to you; you shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.

¹³ And Cain said to Yahweh, My punishment is greater than I can bear.¹⁴ Look, you have driven me out this day from the face of the ground; and from your face I shall be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth; and it will come to pass, that whoever finds me will slay me.¹⁵ And Yahweh said to him, Therefore whoever slays Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And Yahweh appointed a sign for Cain, lest anyone finding him should smite him.

¹⁶ And Cain went out from the presence of Yahweh, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.¹⁷ And Cain had sex with his wife; and she became pregnant, and gave birth to Enoch: and he built a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.¹⁸ And to Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begot Mehujael: and Mehujael begot Methushael; and Methushael begot Lamech.

¹⁹ And Lamech took to him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.²⁰ And Adah bore Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents and [have] cattle.²¹ And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and pipe.²² And Zillah, she also bore Tubal-cain, the forger of every cutting instrument 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, listen to my speech: For I have slain a man for wounding me, And a young man for bruising me:²⁴ If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

²⁵ And Adam had sex with his wife; and she bore a son, and named him Seth. For, [she said], God has appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him.²⁶ And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he named him Enosh. Then it was begun to call on the name of Yahweh.