Cain and Abel |
1 | And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, 4 and said, I have gotten a man from 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 LORDhad respect unto Abel and to his offering: Heb. 11.4 |
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 lieth at the door: and unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. |
8 | ¶ 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. Mt. 23.35 · Lk. 11.51 · 1 Jn. 3.12 |
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, thatevery one that findeth me shall slay me. |
15 | 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. |
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 Mehu'ja-el: and Mehu'ja-el begat Methu'sa-el: and Methu'sa-el 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 organ. |
22 | And Zillah, she also bare Tu'bal–cain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tu'bal–cain was Na'amah. |
23 | ¶ And Lamech said unto his wives,
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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. |
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24 | If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold,
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truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold. |
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25 | ¶ And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: 5 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 Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.
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