Genesis 4

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(Gen 4:1) And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.
(Gen 4:2) And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
(Gen 4:3) And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord.
(Gen 4:4) 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:
(Gen 4:5) But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
(Gen 4:6) And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
(Gen 4:7) 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.
(Gen 4:8) 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.
(Gen 4:9) And the Lord said unto Cain, Where {is} Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: {am} I my brother's keeper?
(Gen 4:10) And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
(Gen 4:11) And now {art} thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
(Gen 4:12) 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.
(Gen 4:13) And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment {is} greater than I can bear.
(Gen 4:14) 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, {that} every one that findeth me shall slay me.
(Gen 4:15) 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.
(Gen 4:16) And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
(Gen 4:17) 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.
(Gen 4:18) And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.
(Gen 4:19) And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one {was} Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
(Gen 4:20) And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and {of such as have} cattle.
(Gen 4:21) And his brother's name {was} Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
(Gen 4:22) And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain {was} Naamah.
(Gen 4:23) 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.
(Gen 4:24) If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
(Gen 4:25) 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.
(Gen 4:26) 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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