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Genesis 4, RSV

4:1 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, "I have gotten a man with the help of the LORD."

4:2 And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a tiller of the ground.

4:3 In the course of time Cain brought to the LORD an offering of the fruit of the ground,

4:4 and Abel brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And the LORD had regard for Abel and his offering,

4:5 but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.

4:6 The LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry, and why has your countenance fallen?

4:7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is couching at the door; its desire is for you, but you must master it."

4:8 Cain said to Abel his brother, "Let us go out to the field." And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and killed him.

4:9 Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" He said, "I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?"

4:10 And the LORD said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the ground.

4:11 And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.

4:12 When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength; you shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth."

4:13 Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is greater than I can bear.

4:14 Behold, thou hast driven me this day away from the ground; and from thy face I shall be hidden; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will slay me."

4:15 Then the LORD said to him, "Not so! If any one slays Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold." And the LORD put a mark on Cain, lest any who came upon him should kill him.

4:16 Then Cain went away from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

4:17 Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch; and he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch.

4:18 To Enoch was born Irad; and Irad was the father of Me-hu'ja-el, and Me-hu'ja-el the father of Me-thu'sha-el, and Me-thu'sha-el the father of Lamech.

4:19 And Lamech took two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

4:20 Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have cattle.

4:21 His brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe.

4:22 Zillah bore Tubal-cain; he was the forger of all instruments of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal-cain was Na'amah.

4:23 Lamech said to his wives: "Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; you wives of Lamech, hearken to what I say: I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me.

4:24 If Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold."

4:25 And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and called his name Seth, for she said, "God has appointed for me another child instead of Abel, for Cain slew him."

4:26 To Seth also a son was born, and he called his name Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD.

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