Genesis 4
4Later, Adam had sexual relations with his wife Eve. She became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, "I have given birth to a male child with the LORD."H120H3045H853H2332H802H2029H3205H853H7014H559H7069H376H854H30682She also gave birth to his brother Abel. Abel shepherded flocks and Cain became a farmer.H3254H3205H251H1893H1893H7462H6629H7014H5647H1273Later, Cain brought an offering to the LORD from the fruit that he had harvested,H7093H3117H7014H935H6529H127H4503H30684while Abel offered the best parts of some of the firstborn from his flock. The LORD looked favorably upon Abel and his offering,H1893H1931H935H1062H6629H2459H3068H8159H1893H45035but he did not look favorably upon Cain and his offering. When Cain became very upset and depressed,H7014H4503H8159H7014H3966H2734H6440H53076the LORD asked Cain, "Why are you so upset - Why are you downcast -H3068H559H7014H2734H6440H53077If you do what is appropriate, you'll be accepted, won't you - But if you don't do what is appropriate, sin is crouching near your doorway, turning toward you. However, you must take dominion over it."H518H3190H7613H3190H2403H7257H6607H8669H49108Instead, Cain told his brother Abel, "Let's go out to the wilderness." When they were outside in the fields, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.H7014H559H413H1893H251H7704H7014H6965H413H1893H251H20269Later, the LORD asked Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" "I don't know," he answered." Am I my brother's guardian?"H3068H559H7014H335H1893H251H559H3045H251H810410"What did you do?" God asked. "Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground.H559H4100H6213H6963H251H1818H6817H12711Now you are more cursed than the ground, which has opened to receive your brother's blood from your hand.H779H127H6475H6310H3947H251H1818H302712Whenever you work the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you, and you will wander throughout the earth as a fugitive."H3588H5647H127H3254H5414H3581H5128H5110H77613"My punishment is too great to bear," Cain said to the LORD.H7014H559H3068H5771H1419H537514"You're driving me from the soil today. I'll be hidden from you, and I'll wander throughout the earth as a fugitive. In the future, whoever finds me will kill me."H1644H3117H6440H127H5921H6440H5641H5128H5110H776H1961H4672H202615The LORD said to him, "This won't happen, because whoever kills you will suffer seven times the vengeance." Then the LORD placed a sign on Cain so that no one finding him would kill him.H3068H559H3651H2026H7014H5358H7659H3068H7760H226H7014H1115H4672H522116After this, Cain left the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.H7014H3318H6440H3068H3427H776H5113H6926H573117Later, Cain had sexual relations with his wife. She became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain founded a city and named it after his son Enoch.H7014H3045H802H2029H3205H2585H1129H5892H7121H8034H5892H8034H1121H258518Irad was born to Enoch. Irad fathered Mehujael, and Mehujael fathered Methushael, and Methushael fathered Lamech.H2585H3205H5897H5897H3205H4232H4232H3205H4967H4967H3205H392919Later, Lamech married two wives. One was named Adah and the other was named Zillah.H3929H3947H8147H802H8034H259H5711H8034H8145H674120Adah gave birth to Jabal, who became the ancestor of those who live in tents and herd livestock.H5711H3205H2989H1H3427H168H473521His brother was named Jubal; he became the ancestor of all those who play the lyre and the flute.H251H8034H3106H1H8610H3658H574822Zillah gave birth to Tubal-cain, who became a forger of bronze and iron work. Tubal-cain's sister was Naamah.H6741H3205H8423H3913H2794H5178H1270H269H8423H527923Lamech told his wives, "Adah and Zillah, listen to what I have to say: You wives of Lamech, hear what I'm announcing! I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for bruising me.H3929H559H802H5711H6741H8085H6963H802H3929H238H565H2026H376H6482H3206H225024For if Cain is being avenged seven times, then Lamech will be avenged 77 times."H3588H7014H5358H7659H3929H7657H765125Later on, after Adam had sexual relations with his wife, she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, because "God granted me another offspring to replace Abel, since Cain killed him."H120H3045H802H5750H3205H1121H7121H8034H8352H430H7896H312H2233H8478H1893H3588H7014H202626Seth also fathered a son, whom he named Enosh. At that time people began to call upon the name of the LORD.H8352H1931H3205H1121H7121H8034H583H2490H7121H8034H3068
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