| 4 | Genesis | ||
| 1 | Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, "I have gotten a man with the help of Yahweh." | Cain and Abel. Gn.4.1-16 | |
| 2 | And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a tiller of the ground. | ||
| 3 | In the course of time Cain brought to Yahweh an offering of the fruit of the ground, | ||
| 4 | and Abel brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And Yahweh had regard for Abel and his offering, | ||
| 5 | but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell. | ||
| 6 | Yahweh said to Cain, "Why are you angry, and why has your countenance fallen? | ||
| 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." | ||
| 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. | ||
| 9 | Then Yahweh said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" He said, "I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?" | ||
| 10 | And Yahweh said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying to me from the ground. | ||
| 11 | And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand. | ||
| 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." | ||
| 13 | Cain said to Yahweh, "My punishment is greater than I can bear. | ||
| 14 | Behold, you have driven me this day away from the ground; and from your face I shall be hidden; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will slay me." | ||
| 15 | Then Yahweh said to him, "Not so! If anyone slays Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold." And Yahweh put a mark on Cain, lest any who came upon him should kill him. | ||
| 16 | Then Cain went away from the presence of Yahweh, and dwelt in the land of Nod, east of Eden. | ||
| 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. | Generations - Cain. Gn.4.17-24 | |
| 18 | To Enoch was born Irad; and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael the father of Methushael, and Methushael the father of Lamech. | ||
| 19 | And Lamech took two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. | ||
| 20 | Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have cattle. | ||
| 21 | His brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe. | ||
| 22 | Zillah bore Tubal-cain; he was the forger of all instruments of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. | ||
| 23 | Lamech said to his wives: you wives of Lamech, hearken to what I say: I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me. | ||
| 24 | If Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold." | ||
| 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." | Seth and Enosh. Gn.4.25-26 | |
| 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 Yahweh. | ||
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