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[1] The man knew§ Eve his wife. She conceived,§ and gave birth to Cain, and said, “I have gotten a man with Yahweh’s help.” [2] Again she gave birth, to Cain’s brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. [3] As time passed, Cain brought an offering to Yahweh from the fruit of the ground. [4] Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of its fat. Yahweh respected Abel and his offering, [5] but he didn’t respect Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell. [6] Yahweh said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen? [7] If you do well, won’t it be lifted up? If you don’t do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it.” [8] Cain said to Abel, his brother, “Let’s go into the field.” While they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him. [9] Yahweh said to Cain, “Where is Abel, your brother?”He said, “I don’t know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” [10] Yahweh said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries to me from the ground. [11] Now you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. [12] From now on, when you till the ground, it won’t yield its strength to you. You will 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 out today from the surface of the ground. I will be hidden from your face, and I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth. Whoever finds me will kill me.” [15] Yahweh said to him, “Therefore whoever slays Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold.” Yahweh appointed a sign for Cain, so that anyone finding him would not strike him. [16] Cain left Yahweh’s presence, and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden. [17] Cain knew his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Enoch. He built a city, and named the city after the name of his son, Enoch. [18] Irad was born to Enoch. Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech. [19] Lamech took two wives: the name of the first one was Adah, and the name of the second one was Zillah. [20] Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. [21] His brother’s name was Jubal, who was the father of all who handle the harp and pipe. [22] Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of bronze and iron. Tubal Cain’s sister was Naamah. [23] Lamech said to his wives,
“Adah and Zillah, hear my voice.
You wives of Lamech, listen to my speech,
for I have slain a man for wounding me,
a young man for bruising me.
[24] If Cain will be avenged seven times,
truly Lamech seventy-seven times.” [25] Adam knew his wife again. She gave birth to a son, and named him Seth, saying, “for God has given me another child instead of Abel, for Cain killed him.” [26] A son was also born to Seth, and he named him Enosh. At that time men began to call on Yahweh’s name.

Footnotes

  1. § 4:1a or, lay with, or, had relations with
  2. § 4:1b or, became pregnant
King James Version

Cain and Abel

[1] And Adam H120 knew H3045 H853 Eve H2332 his wife; H802 and she conceived, H2029 and bare H3205 H853 Cain, H7014 and said, H559 I have gotten H7069 a man H376 from H854 the Lord. H3068 [2] And she again H3254 bare H3205 H853 his brother H251 H853 Abel. H1893§ And Abel H1893 was H1961 a keeper H7462§ of sheep, H6629 but Cain H7014 was H1961 a tiller H5647 of the ground. H127 [3] And in process H7093 of time H3117§ it came to pass, H1961 that Cain H7014 brought H935 of the fruit H6529 of the ground H127 an offering H4503 unto the Lord. H3068 [4] And Abel, H1893 he H1931 also H1571 brought H935 of the firstlings H1062 of his flock H6629§ and of the fat thereof. H2459 And the Lord H3068 had respect H8159 unto H413 Abel H1893 and to H413 his offering: H4503 [5] but unto H413 Cain H7014 and to H413 his offering H4503 he had H8159 not H3808 respect. H8159 And Cain H7014 was H2734 very H3966 wroth, H2734 and his countenance H6440 fell. H5307 [6] And the Lord H3068 said H559 unto H413 Cain, H7014 Why H4100 art H2734 thou wroth? H2734 and why H4100 is H5307 thy countenance H6440 fallen? H5307 [7] If H518 thou doest well, H3190 shalt thou H7613 not H3808 be accepted? H7613§ and if H518 thou doest H3190 not H3808 well, H3190 sin H2403 lieth H7257 at the door. H6607 And unto thee H413§ shall be his desire, H8669 and thou H859 shalt rule H4910 over him. [8] And Cain H7014 talked H559 with H413 Abel H1893 his brother: H251 and it came to pass, H1961 when they were H1961 in the field, H7704 that Cain H7014 rose up H6965 against H413 Abel H1893 his brother, H251 and slew him. H2026 [9] And the Lord H3068 said H559 unto H413 Cain, H7014 Where H335 is Abel H1893 thy brother? H251 And he said, H559 I know H3045 not: H3808 Am I H595 my brother’s H251 keeper? H8104 [10] And he said, H559 What H4100 hast thou done? H6213 the voice H6963 of thy brother’s H251 blood H1818§ crieth H6817 unto me H413 from H4480 the ground. H127 [11] And now H6258 art thou H859 cursed H779 from H4480 the earth, H127 which H834 hath opened H6475 H853 her mouth H6310 to receive H3947 thy brother’s H251 H853 blood H1818 from thy hand; H3027 [12] when H3588 thou tillest H5647 H853 the ground, H127 it shall H3254 not H3808 henceforth H3254 yield H5414 unto thee her strength; H3581 a fugitive H5128 and a vagabond H5110 shalt thou be H1961 in the earth. H776 [13] And Cain H7014 said H559 unto H413 the Lord, H3068 My punishment H5771 is greater H1419 than I can bear. H5375 [14] Behold, H2005 thou hast driven H1644 me H853 out H1644 this day H3117 from H5921 the face H6440 of the earth; H127 and from thy face H6440 shall I be hid; H5641 and I shall be H1961 a fugitive H5128 and a vagabond H5110 in the earth; H776 and it shall come to pass, H1961 that every one H3605 that findeth me H4672 shall slay me. H2026 [15] And the Lord H3068 said H559 unto him, Therefore H3651 whosoever H3605 slayeth H2026 Cain, H7014 vengeance shall be taken on him H5358 sevenfold. H7659 And the Lord H3068 set H7760 a mark H226 upon Cain, H7014 lest H1115 any H3605 finding him H4672 should kill H5221 him. H853 [16] And Cain H7014 went out H3318 from the presence H6440 of the Lord, H3068 and dwelt H3427 in the land H776 of Nod, H5113 on the east H6926 of Eden. H5731 [17] And Cain H7014 knew H3045 H853 his wife; H802 and she conceived, H2029 and bare H3205 H853 Enoch: H2585§ and he H1961 builded H1129 a city, H5892 and called H7121 the name H8034 of the city, H5892 after the name H8034 of his son, H1121 Enoch. H2585 [18] And unto Enoch H2585 was born H3205 H853 Irad: H5897 and Irad H5897 begat H3205 H853 Mehujael: H4232 and Mehujael H4232 begat H3205 H853 Methusael: H4967 and Methusael H4967 begat H3205 H853 Lamech. H3929§ [19] And Lamech H3929 took H3947 unto him two H8147 wives: H802 the name H8034 of the one H259 was Adah, H5711 and the name H8034 of the other H8145 Zillah. H6741 [20] And Adah H5711 bare H3205 H853 Jabal: H2989 he H1931 was H1961 the father H1 of such as dwell H3427 in tents, H168 and of such as have cattle. H4735 [21] And his brother’s H251 name H8034 was Jubal: H3106 he H1931 was H1961 the father H1 of all H3605 such as handle H8610 the harp H3658 and organ. H5748 [22] And Zillah, H6741 she H1931 also H1571 bare H3205 H853 Tubal-cain, H8423 an instructer H3913 of every H3605 artificer H2794 in brass H5178 and iron: H1270 and the sister H269 of Tubal H8423-cain H8423 was Naamah. H5279 [23] And Lamech H3929 said H559 unto his wives, H802
Adah H5711 and Zillah, H6741 Hear H8085 my voice; H6963
Ye wives H802 of Lamech, H3929 hearken H238 unto my speech: H565
For H3588 I have slain H2026 a man H376 to my wounding, H6482§
And a young man H3206 to my hurt. H2250§
[24] If H3588 Cain H7014 shall be avenged H5358 sevenfold, H7659
Truly Lamech H3929 seventy H7657 and sevenfold. H7651
[25] And Adam H121 knew H3045 H853 his wife H802 again; H5750 and she bare H3205 a son, H1121 and called H7121 H853 his name H8034 Seth: H8352§ For H3588 God, H430 said she, hath appointed H7896 me another H312 seed H2233 instead H8478 of Abel, H1893 whom H3588 Cain H7014 slew. H2026 [26] And to Seth, H8352 to him H1931 also H1571 there was born H3205 a son; H1121 and he called H7121 H853 his name H8034 Enos: H583§ then H227 began H2490 men to call H7121 upon the name H8034 of the Lord.§ H3068

Footnotes

  1. § 4:2a Heb. Hebel
  2. § 4:2b Heb. a feeder
  3. § 4:3 Heb. at the end of days
  4. § 4:4 Heb. sheep, or, goats
  5. § 4:7a Or, have the excellency?
  6. § 4:7b Or, subject unto thee
  7. § 4:10 Heb. bloods
  8. § 4:17 Heb. Chanoch
  9. § 4:18 Heb. Lemech
  10. § 4:23a Or, I would slay a man in my wound, etc.
  11. § 4:23b Or, in my hurt
  12. § 4:25 Heb. Sheth
  13. § 4:26a Heb. Enosh
  14. § 4:26b Or, to call themselves by the Name of the LORD
Septuaginta
[1] Αδαμ G76 δὲ G1161 ἔγνω G1097 Ευαν G2096 τὴν G3588 γυναῖκα G1135 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 συλλαβοῦσα G4815 ἔτεκεν G5088 τὸν G3588 Καιν G2535 καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Ἐκτησάμην G2932 ἄνθρωπον G444 διὰ G1223 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ. G2316 [2] Καὶ G2532 προσέθηκεν G4369 τεκεῖν G5088 τὸν G3588 ἀδελφὸν G80 αὐτοῦ G846 τὸν G3588 Αβελ. G6 Καὶ G2532 ἐγένετο G1096 Αβελ G6 ποιμὴν G4166 προβάτων, G4263 Καιν G2535 δὲ G1161 ἦν G2258 ἐργαζόμενος G2038 τὴν G3588 γῆν. G1093 [3] Καὶ G2532 ἐγένετο G1096 μεθ’ G3326 ἡμέρας G2250 ἤνεγκεν G5342 Καιν G2535 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 καρπῶν G2590 τῆς G3588 γῆς G1093 θυσίαν G2378 τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ, G2962 [4] καὶ G2532 Αβελ G6 ἤνεγκεν G5342 καὶ G2532 αὐτὸς G846 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 πρωτοτόκων G4416 τῶν G3588 προβάτων G4263 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 στεάτων αὐτῶν. G846 Καὶ G2532 ἐπεῖδεν G1896 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 ἐπὶ G1909 Αβελ G6 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 τοῖς G3588 δώροις G1435 αὐτοῦ, G846 [5] ἐπὶ G1909 δὲ G1161 Καιν G2535 καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 ταῖς G3588 θυσίαις G2378 αὐτοῦ G846 οὐ G3756 προσέσχεν. G4337 Καὶ G2532 ἐλύπησεν G3076 τὸν G3588 Καιν G2535 λίαν, G3029 καὶ G2532 συνέπεσεν τῷ G3588 προσώπῳ. G4383 [6] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 τῷ G3588 Καιν G2535 Ἵνα G2443 τί G5101 περίλυπος G4036 ἐγένου, G1096 καὶ G2532 ἵνα G2443 τί G5101 συνέπεσεν τὸ G3588 πρόσωπόν G4383 σου; G4675 [7] Οὐκ, G3756 ἐὰν G1437 ὀρθῶς G3723 προσενέγκῃς, G4374 ὀρθῶς G3723 δὲ G1161 μὴ G3361 διέλῃς, G1244 ἥμαρτες; G264 Ἡσύχασον· G2270 πρὸς G4314 σὲ G4571 ἡ G3588 ἀποστροφὴ αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 σὺ G4771 ἄρξεις G757 αὐτοῦ. G846 [8] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Καιν G2535 πρὸς G4314 Αβελ G6 τὸν G3588 ἀδελφὸν G80 αὐτοῦ G846 Διέλθωμεν G1330 εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 πεδίον. Καὶ G2532 ἐγένετο G1096 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 εἶναι G1511 αὐτοὺς G846 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 πεδίῳ καὶ G2532 ἀνέστη G450 Καιν G2535 ἐπὶ G1909 Αβελ G6 τὸν G3588 ἀδελφὸν G80 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἀπέκτεινεν G615 αὐτόν. G846 [9] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 πρὸς G4314 Καιν G2535 Ποῦ G4226 ἐστιν G2076 Αβελ G6 ὁ G3588 ἀδελφός G80 σου; G4675 Ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 εἶπεν G2036 Οὐ G3756 γινώσκω· G1097 μὴ G3361 φύλαξ G5441 τοῦ G3588 ἀδελφοῦ G80 μού G3450 εἰμι G1510 ἐγώ; G1473 [10] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 ὁ G3588 θεός G2316 Τί G5101 ἐποίησας; G4160 Φωνὴ G5456 αἵματος G129 τοῦ G3588 ἀδελφοῦ G80 σου G4675 βοᾷ G994 πρός G4314 με G3165 ἐκ G1537 τῆς G3588 γῆς. G1093 [11] Καὶ G2532 νῦν G3568 ἐπικατάρατος G1944 σὺ G4771 ἀπὸ G575 τῆς G3588 γῆς, G1093 ἣ G3739 ἔχανεν τὸ G3588 στόμα G4750 αὐτῆς G846 δέξασθαι G1209 τὸ G3588 αἷμα G129 τοῦ G3588 ἀδελφοῦ G80 σου G4675 ἐκ G1537 τῆς G3588 χειρός G5495 σου· G4675 [12] ὅτι G3754 ἐργᾷ G2038 τὴν G3588 γῆν, G1093 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 προσθήσει G4369 τὴν G3588 ἰσχὺν G2479 αὐτῆς G846 δοῦναί G1325 σοι· G4671 στένων καὶ G2532 τρέμων G5141 ἔσῃ G2071 ἐπὶ G1909 τῆς G3588 γῆς. G1093 [13] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Καιν G2535 πρὸς G4314 τὸν G3588 κύριον G2962 Μείζων G3187 ἡ G3588 αἰτία G156 μου G3450 τοῦ G3588 ἀφεθῆναί G863 με· G3165 [14] εἰ G1487 ἐκβάλλεις G1544 με G3165 σήμερον G4594 ἀπὸ G575 προσώπου G4383 τῆς G3588 γῆς G1093 καὶ G2532 ἀπὸ G575 τοῦ G3588 προσώπου G4383 σου G4675 κρυβήσομαι, G2928 καὶ G2532 ἔσομαι G2071 στένων καὶ G2532 τρέμων G5141 ἐπὶ G1909 τῆς G3588 γῆς, G1093 καὶ G2532 ἔσται G2071 πᾶς G3956 ὁ G3588 εὑρίσκων G2147 με G3165 ἀποκτενεῖ G615 με. G3165 [15] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 αὐτῷ G846 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεός G2316 Οὐχ G3756 οὕτως· G3779 πᾶς G3956 ὁ G3588 ἀποκτείνας G615 Καιν G2535 ἑπτὰ G2033 ἐκδικούμενα G1556 παραλύσει. G3886 Καὶ G2532 ἔθετο G5087 κύριος G2962 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 σημεῖον G4592 τῷ G3588 Καιν G2535 τοῦ G3588 μὴ G3361 ἀνελεῖν G337 αὐτὸν G846 πάντα G3956 τὸν G3588 εὑρίσκοντα G2147 αὐτόν. G846 [16] Ἐξῆλθεν G1831 δὲ G1161 Καιν G2535 ἀπὸ G575 προσώπου G4383 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 καὶ G2532 ᾤκησεν G3611 ἐν G1722 γῇ G1093 Ναιδ κατέναντι G2713 Εδεμ. [17] Καὶ G2532 ἔγνω G1097 Καιν G2535 τὴν G3588 γυναῖκα G1135 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 συλλαβοῦσα G4815 ἔτεκεν G5088 τὸν G3588 Ενωχ· G1802 καὶ G2532 ἦν G2258 οἰκοδομῶν G3618 πόλιν G4172 καὶ G2532 ἐπωνόμασεν G2028 τὴν G3588 πόλιν G4172 ἐπὶ G1909 τῷ G3588 ὀνόματι G3686 τοῦ G3588 υἱοῦ G5207 αὐτοῦ G846 Ενωχ. G1802 [18] Ἐγενήθη G1096 δὲ G1161 τῷ G3588 Ενωχ G1802 Γαιδαδ, καὶ G2532 Γαιδαδ ἐγέννησεν G1080 τὸν G3588 Μαιηλ, καὶ G2532 Μαιηλ ἐγέννησεν G1080 τὸν G3588 Μαθουσαλα, G3103 καὶ G2532 Μαθουσαλα G3103 ἐγέννησεν G1080 τὸν G3588 Λαμεχ. G2984 [19] Καὶ G2532 ἔλαβεν G2983 ἑαυτῷ G1438 Λαμεχ G2984 δύο G1417 γυναῖκας, G1135 ὄνομα G3686 τῇ G3588 μιᾷ G3391 Αδα, καὶ G2532 ὄνομα G3686 τῇ G3588 δευτέρᾳ G1208 Σελλα. [20] Καὶ G2532 ἔτεκεν G5088 Αδα τὸν G3588 Ιωβελ· οὗτος G3778 ἦν G2258 ὁ G3588 πατὴρ G3962 οἰκούντων G3611 ἐν G1722 σκηναῖς G4633 κτηνοτρόφων. [21] Καὶ G2532 ὄνομα G3686 τῷ G3588 ἀδελφῷ G80 αὐτοῦ G846 Ιουβαλ· οὗτος G3778 ἦν G2258 ὁ G3588 καταδείξας ψαλτήριον καὶ G2532 κιθάραν. G2788 [22] Σελλα δὲ G1161 ἔτεκεν G5088 καὶ G2532 αὐτὴ G846 τὸν G3588 Θοβελ, καὶ G2532 ἦν G2258 σφυροκόπος χαλκεὺς G5471 χαλκοῦ G5475 καὶ G2532 σιδήρου· G4604 ἀδελφὴ G79 δὲ G1161 Θοβελ Νοεμα. [23] Εἶπεν G2036 δὲ G1161 Λαμεχ G2984 ταῖς G3588 ἑαυτοῦ G1438 γυναιξίν G1135 Αδα καὶ G2532 Σελλα, ἀκούσατέ G191 μου G3450 τῆς G3588 φωνῆς, G5456 γυναῖκες G1135 Λαμεχ, G2984 ἐνωτίσασθέ G1801 μου G3450 τοὺς G3588 λόγους, G3056 ὅτι G3754 ἄνδρα G435 ἀπέκτεινα G615 εἰς G1519 τραῦμα G5134 ἐμοὶ G1698 καὶ G2532 νεανίσκον G3495 εἰς G1519 μώλωπα G3468 ἐμοί, G1699 [24] ὅτι G3754 ἑπτάκις G2034 ἐκδεδίκηται G1556 ἐκ G1537 Καιν, G2535 ἐκ G1537 δὲ G1161 Λαμεχ G2984 ἑβδομηκοντάκις G1441 ἑπτά. G2033 [25] Ἔγνω G1097 δὲ G1161 Αδαμ G76 Ευαν G2096 τὴν G3588 γυναῖκα G1135 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 συλλαβοῦσα G4815 ἔτεκεν G5088 υἱὸν G5207 καὶ G2532 ἐπωνόμασεν G2028 τὸ G3588 ὄνομα G3686 αὐτοῦ G846 Σηθ G4589 λέγουσα G3004 Ἐξανέστησεν G1817 γάρ G1063 μοι G3427 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 σπέρμα G4690 ἕτερον G2087 ἀντὶ G473 Αβελ, G6 ὃν G3739 ἀπέκτεινεν G615 Καιν. G2535 [26] Καὶ G2532 τῷ G3588 Σηθ G4589 ἐγένετο G1096 υἱός, G5207 ἐπωνόμασεν G2028 δὲ G1161 τὸ G3588 ὄνομα G3686 αὐτοῦ G846 Ενως· G1800 οὗτος G3778 ἤλπισεν G1679 ἐπικαλεῖσθαι G1941 τὸ G3588 ὄνομα G3686 κυρίου G2962 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ. G2316
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament