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The First Book of Moses, Called
Genesis
CHAPTER 4.
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain,
and said, I have gotten a man with the help of the LORD.
2 And she again bare 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 unto the LORD.
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:
5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain
was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
6 And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is
thy countenance fallen?
7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou
doest not well, sin croucheth at the door. And for thee shall be
his desire, but thou must rule over him.
8 And Cain said unto Abel his brother, Let us go out into the
the field. And and it came to pass,when they were in the field,
that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
9 And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he
said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's
blood crieth unto me from the ground.
11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her
mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
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.
13 And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I
can bear.
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.
15 And the LORD said unto him, It shall not be so. 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.
16 And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in
the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
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.
18 And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and
Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.
19 And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was
Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
20 And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in
tents, and of such as have cattle.
21 And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all
such as handle the harp and flute.
22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, a forger of every
instrument in bronze and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was
Naamah.
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 for wounding me, and a young man for striking me.
24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and
sevenfold.
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.
26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called
his name Enosh: then began men to call upon the name of the
LORD.
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