Verse
WEB
World English Bible
KJV
King James Version
The
man
knew Eve his wife .
She conceived, and gave
birth
to
Cain, and said, "
I have gotten a man with
Yahweh's
help
. "
And
Adam
knew Eve his wife ;
and
she conceived, and bare
Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from
the
LORD
.
Again
she gave
birth,
to
Cain's
brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
And
she again
bare
his
brother Abel. And
Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
As
time passed,
it happened
that Cain brought an
offering
to
Yahweh
from
the fruit of the ground.
And
in
process
of
time it came
to
pass,
that Cain brought of
the fruit of the ground an
offering
unto
the
LORD
.
Abel also brought some
of the firstborn
of his flock and of the fat of
it
. Yahweh
respected
Abel and his offering ,
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 :
but he
didn't
respect
Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry
, and the
expression
on
his face
fell.
But unto
Cain and to
his offering he
had
not
respect
. And
Cain was very wroth
, and his countenance
fell.
Yahweh
said to
Cain, "
Why are
you
angry
? Why has
the
expression
of
your
face
fallen?
And
the
LORD
said unto
Cain, Why art
thou
wroth
? and
why is
thy
countenance
fallen?
If you
do
well, will
it
not be lifted
up
? If you
don't
do
well, sin crouches
at the door. Its
desire is
for
you
, but
you
are
to
rule over it
. "
If thou
doest
well, shalt
thou
not be accepted
? and
if thou
doest
not
well, sin lieth
at the door. And
unto
thee
shall
be
his
desire, and
thou
shalt
rule over him
.
Cain said
to
Abel ,
his brother ,
"Let's
go
into
the
field."
It happened
, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel ,
his brother, and killed
him.
And
Cain talked
with
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.
Yahweh
said to
Cain, "
Where is Abel ,
your
brother? "
He said, "
I don't
know .
Am I my brother's keeper? "
And
the
LORD
said unto
Cain, Where is Abel thy
brother? And
he said, I know not:
Am I my brother's keeper?
Yahweh
said, "
What have
you
done? The voice of your
brother's blood cries
to
me from the ground.
And
he
said, What hast
thou
done? the voice of thy
brother's blood crieth
unto
me from the ground.
Now you
are
cursed because
of
the ground
, which has
opened its
mouth to receive your
brother's blood from your
hand .
And
now art
thou
cursed from
the earth
, which hath
opened her
mouth to receive thy
brother's blood from thy
hand ;
From
now
on,
when you
till
the ground, it won't
yield its
strength to
you.
You
shall
be
a fugitive and a wanderer
in the earth. "
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.
Cain said to
Yahweh
, "
My punishment is greater than I can bear.
And
Cain said unto
the
LORD
, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
Behold, you
have
driven me out this day 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 .
It will
happen
that whoever
finds
me will
kill
me. "
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.
Yahweh
said to
him, "
Therefore whoever
slays
Cain, vengeance will
be taken on him sevenfold. "
Yahweh
appointed
a sign
for
Cain, lest any finding him should strike
him.
And
the
LORD
said unto
him, Therefore 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.
Cain went out from Yahweh's
presence, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
And
Cain went out from the
presence of
the
LORD
, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
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.
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.
To
Enoch was born Irad .
Irad became
the
father
of
Mehujael .
Mehujael became
the
father
of
Methushael.
Methushael
became
the
father
of
Lamech.
And
unto
Enoch was born Irad :
and
Irad begat
Mehujael :
and
Mehujael begat
Methusael:
and
Methusael
begat
Lamech.
Lamech took two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
And
Lamech took unto
him
two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
Adah gave
birth
to
Jabal ,
who
was the father of those
who
dwell in tents and have cattle.
And
Adah bare
Jabal :
he
was the father of such
as
dwell in tents ,
and of
such
as
have cattle.
His brother's name was Jubal ,
who
was the father of all who
handle the harp and pipe
.
And
his brother's name was Jubal :
he
was the father of all such
as
handle the harp and organ
.
Zillah also gave
birth
to
Tubal
Cain
, the
forger
of every cutting
instrument
of
brass and iron .
Tubal
Cain's
sister was Naamah.
And
Zillah ,
she
also bare
Tubalcain
, an
instructer
of every artificer
in
brass and iron :
and
the
sister of
Tubalcain
was Naamah.
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
, A young man for
bruising
me
.
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 to
my
wounding, and
a young man to
my
hurt
.
If Cain will
be avenged seven
times
, Truly Lamech seventy -seven
times
. "
If Cain shall
be avenged sevenfold
, truly Lamech seventy and
sevenfold
.
Adam knew his wife again .
She gave
birth
to
a son, and named
him
Seth .
For, she
said, "God
has
appointed me another child
instead of Abel, for
Cain killed
him
. "
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
.
There was also
born a son to
Seth,
and he named
him
Enosh.
Then men
began to call on
Yahweh's
name.
And
to
Seth,
to
him
also
there was born a son ;
and he called
his
name
Enos:
then began men
to call upon
the
name of
the
LORD
.
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