Genesis 4

Cain Murders Abel

4Now the man knew his wife Eve, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, "I have produced a man with the help of the LORD."H120H3045H853H2332H802H2029H3205H853H7014H559H7069H376H854H30682Next she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a tiller of the ground.H3254H3205H251H1893H1893H7462H6629H7014H5647H1273In the course of time Cain brought to the LORD an offering of the fruit of the ground,H7093H3117H7014H935H6529H127H4503H30684and Abel for his part brought of the firstlings of his flock, their fat portions. And the LORD had regard for Abel and his offering,H1893H1931H935H1062H6629H2459H3068H8159H1893H45035but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.H7014H4503H8159H7014H3966H2734H6440H53076The LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry, and why has your countenance fallen?H3068H559H7014H2734H6440H53077If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; its desire is for you, but you must master it."H518H3190H7613H3190H2403H7257H6607H8669H49108Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let us go out to the field." And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and killed him.H7014H559H413H1893H251H7704H7014H6965H413H1893H251H20269Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" He said, "I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?"H3068H559H7014H335H1893H251H559H3045H251H810410And the LORD said, "What have you done? Listen; your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground!H559H4100H6213H6963H251H1818H6817H12711And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.H779H127H6475H6310H3947H251H1818H302712When you till the ground, it will no longer yield to you its strength; you will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth."H3588H5647H127H3254H5414H3581H5128H5110H77613Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is greater than I can bear!H7014H559H3068H5771H1419H537514Today you have driven me away from the soil, and I shall be hidden from your face; I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and anyone who meets me may kill me."H1644H3117H6440H127H5921H6440H5641H5128H5110H776H1961H4672H202615Then the LORD said to him, "Not so! Whoever kills Cain will suffer a sevenfold vengeance." And the LORD put a mark on Cain, so that no one who came upon him would kill him.H3068H559H3651H2026H7014H5358H7659H3068H7760H226H7014H1115H4672H522116Then Cain went away from the presence of the LORD, and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.H7014H3318H6440H3068H3427H776H5113H6926H5731

Beginnings of Civilization

17Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch; and he built a city, and named it Enoch after his son Enoch.H7014H3045H802H2029H3205H2585H1129H5892H7121H8034H5892H8034H1121H258518To Enoch was born Irad; and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael the father of Methushael, and Methushael the father of Lamech.H2585H3205H5897H5897H3205H4232H4232H3205H4967H4967H3205H392919Lamech took two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.H3929H3947H8147H802H8034H259H5711H8034H8145H674120Adah bore Jabal; he was the ancestor of those who live in tents and have livestock.H5711H3205H2989H1H3427H168H473521His brother's name was Jubal; he was the ancestor of all those who play the lyre and pipe.H251H8034H3106H1H8610H3658H574822Zillah bore Tubal-cain, who made all kinds of bronze and iron tools. The sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.H6741H3205H8423H3913H2794H5178H1270H269H8423H527923Lamech said to his wives: "Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; you wives of Lamech, listen to what I say: I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me.H3929H559H802H5711H6741H8085H6963H802H3929H238H565H2026H376H6482H3206H225024If Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold."H3588H7014H5358H7659H3929H7657H765125Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and named him Seth, for she said, "God has appointed for me another child instead of Abel, because Cain killed him."H120H3045H802H5750H3205H1121H7121H8034H8352H430H7896H312H2233H8478H1893H3588H7014H202626To Seth also a son was born, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to invoke the name of the LORD.H8352H1931H3205H1121H7121H8034H583H2490H7121H8034H3068