The Holy Bible: King James Version. 2000.
The First Book of Moses, Called GenesisGenesis 4
Cain and Abel | |||||||
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And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, 4 and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. | ||||||
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And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. | ||||||
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And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. | ||||||
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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: Heb. 11.4 | ||||||
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but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. | ||||||
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And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? | ||||||
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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. | ||||||
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¶ 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 | ||||||
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And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper? | ||||||
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And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground. | ||||||
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And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand. | ||||||
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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. | ||||||
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And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear. | ||||||
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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. | ||||||
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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. | ||||||
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And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. | ||||||
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¶ 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. | ||||||
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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. | ||||||
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And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. | ||||||
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And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle. | ||||||
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And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ. | ||||||
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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. | ||||||
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¶ And Lamech said unto his wives,
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If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold,
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¶ 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. | ||||||
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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. |
Note 4. Gotten, or Acquired. [ back ] Note 5. Appointed, or Put. [ back ]
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