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Genesis 4 (WEBP)

[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.

Genesis 4:1a or, lay with, or, had relations with
Genesis 4:1b or, became pregnant

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Genesis 4 (KJVS)

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

Genesis 4:2a Heb. Hebel
Genesis 4:2b Heb. a feeder
Genesis 4:3 Heb. at the end of days
Genesis 4:4 Heb. sheep, or, goats
Genesis 4:7a Or, have the excellency?
Genesis 4:7b Or, subject unto thee
Genesis 4:10 Heb. bloods
Genesis 4:17 Heb. Chanoch
Genesis 4:18 Heb. Lemech
Genesis 4:23a Or, I would slay a man in my wound, etc.
Genesis 4:23b Or, in my hurt
Genesis 4:25 Heb. Sheth
Genesis 4:26a Heb. Enosh
Genesis 4:26b Or, to call themselves by the Name of the LORD

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Genesis 4 (BYZ)

[1] Αδαμ () δὲ () ἔγνω () Ευαν () τὴν () γυναῖκα () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () συλλαβοῦσα () ἔτεκεν () τὸν () Καιν () καὶ () εἶπεν () Ἐκτησάμην () ἄνθρωπον () διὰ () τοῦ () θεοῦ. ()
[2] Καὶ () προσέθηκεν () τεκεῖν () τὸν () ἀδελφὸν () αὐτοῦ () τὸν () Αβελ. () Καὶ () ἐγένετο () Αβελ () ποιμὴν () προβάτων, () Καιν () δὲ () ἦν () ἐργαζόμενος () τὴν () γῆν. ()
[3] Καὶ () ἐγένετο () μεθ’ () ἡμέρας () ἤνεγκεν () Καιν () ἀπὸ () τῶν () καρπῶν () τῆς () γῆς () θυσίαν () τῷ () κυρίῳ, ()
[4] καὶ () Αβελ () ἤνεγκεν () καὶ () αὐτὸς () ἀπὸ () τῶν () πρωτοτόκων () τῶν () προβάτων () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ἀπὸ () τῶν () στεάτων αὐτῶν. () Καὶ () ἐπεῖδεν () ὁ () θεὸς () ἐπὶ () Αβελ () καὶ () ἐπὶ () τοῖς () δώροις () αὐτοῦ, ()
[5] ἐπὶ () δὲ () Καιν () καὶ () ἐπὶ () ταῖς () θυσίαις () αὐτοῦ () οὐ () προσέσχεν. () Καὶ () ἐλύπησεν () τὸν () Καιν () λίαν, () καὶ () συνέπεσεν τῷ () προσώπῳ. ()
[6] Καὶ () εἶπεν () κύριος () ὁ () θεὸς () τῷ () Καιν () Ἵνα () τί () περίλυπος () ἐγένου, () καὶ () ἵνα () τί () συνέπεσεν τὸ () πρόσωπόν () σου; ()
[7] Οὐκ, () ἐὰν () ὀρθῶς () προσενέγκῃς, () ὀρθῶς () δὲ () μὴ () διέλῃς, () ἥμαρτες; () Ἡσύχασον· () πρὸς () σὲ () ἡ () ἀποστροφὴ αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () σὺ () ἄρξεις () αὐτοῦ. ()
[8] Καὶ () εἶπεν () Καιν () πρὸς () Αβελ () τὸν () ἀδελφὸν () αὐτοῦ () Διέλθωμεν () εἰς () τὸ () πεδίον. Καὶ () ἐγένετο () ἐν () τῷ () εἶναι () αὐτοὺς () ἐν () τῷ () πεδίῳ καὶ () ἀνέστη () Καιν () ἐπὶ () Αβελ () τὸν () ἀδελφὸν () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ἀπέκτεινεν () αὐτόν. ()
[9] Καὶ () εἶπεν () ὁ () θεὸς () πρὸς () Καιν () Ποῦ () ἐστιν () Αβελ () ὁ () ἀδελφός () σου; () Ὁ () δὲ () εἶπεν () Οὐ () γινώσκω· () μὴ () φύλαξ () τοῦ () ἀδελφοῦ () μού () εἰμι () ἐγώ; ()
[10] Καὶ () εἶπεν () ὁ () θεός () Τί () ἐποίησας; () Φωνὴ () αἵματος () τοῦ () ἀδελφοῦ () σου () βοᾷ () πρός () με () ἐκ () τῆς () γῆς. ()
[11] Καὶ () νῦν () ἐπικατάρατος () σὺ () ἀπὸ () τῆς () γῆς, () ἣ () ἔχανεν τὸ () στόμα () αὐτῆς () δέξασθαι () τὸ () αἷμα () τοῦ () ἀδελφοῦ () σου () ἐκ () τῆς () χειρός () σου· ()
[12] ὅτι () ἐργᾷ () τὴν () γῆν, () καὶ () οὐ () προσθήσει () τὴν () ἰσχὺν () αὐτῆς () δοῦναί () σοι· () στένων καὶ () τρέμων () ἔσῃ () ἐπὶ () τῆς () γῆς. ()
[13] Καὶ () εἶπεν () Καιν () πρὸς () τὸν () κύριον () Μείζων () ἡ () αἰτία () μου () τοῦ () ἀφεθῆναί () με· ()
[14] εἰ () ἐκβάλλεις () με () σήμερον () ἀπὸ () προσώπου () τῆς () γῆς () καὶ () ἀπὸ () τοῦ () προσώπου () σου () κρυβήσομαι, () καὶ () ἔσομαι () στένων καὶ () τρέμων () ἐπὶ () τῆς () γῆς, () καὶ () ἔσται () πᾶς () ὁ () εὑρίσκων () με () ἀποκτενεῖ () με. ()
[15] Καὶ () εἶπεν () αὐτῷ () κύριος () ὁ () θεός () Οὐχ () οὕτως· () πᾶς () ὁ () ἀποκτείνας () Καιν () ἑπτὰ () ἐκδικούμενα () παραλύσει. () Καὶ () ἔθετο () κύριος () ὁ () θεὸς () σημεῖον () τῷ () Καιν () τοῦ () μὴ () ἀνελεῖν () αὐτὸν () πάντα () τὸν () εὑρίσκοντα () αὐτόν. ()
[16] Ἐξῆλθεν () δὲ () Καιν () ἀπὸ () προσώπου () τοῦ () θεοῦ () καὶ () ᾤκησεν () ἐν () γῇ () Ναιδ κατέναντι () Εδεμ.
[17] Καὶ () ἔγνω () Καιν () τὴν () γυναῖκα () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () συλλαβοῦσα () ἔτεκεν () τὸν () Ενωχ· () καὶ () ἦν () οἰκοδομῶν () πόλιν () καὶ () ἐπωνόμασεν () τὴν () πόλιν () ἐπὶ () τῷ () ὀνόματι () τοῦ () υἱοῦ () αὐτοῦ () Ενωχ. ()
[18] Ἐγενήθη () δὲ () τῷ () Ενωχ () Γαιδαδ, καὶ () Γαιδαδ ἐγέννησεν () τὸν () Μαιηλ, καὶ () Μαιηλ ἐγέννησεν () τὸν () Μαθουσαλα, () καὶ () Μαθουσαλα () ἐγέννησεν () τὸν () Λαμεχ. ()
[19] Καὶ () ἔλαβεν () ἑαυτῷ () Λαμεχ () δύο () γυναῖκας, () ὄνομα () τῇ () μιᾷ () Αδα, καὶ () ὄνομα () τῇ () δευτέρᾳ () Σελλα.
[20] Καὶ () ἔτεκεν () Αδα τὸν () Ιωβελ· οὗτος () ἦν () ὁ () πατὴρ () οἰκούντων () ἐν () σκηναῖς () κτηνοτρόφων.
[21] Καὶ () ὄνομα () τῷ () ἀδελφῷ () αὐτοῦ () Ιουβαλ· οὗτος () ἦν () ὁ () καταδείξας ψαλτήριον καὶ () κιθάραν. ()
[22] Σελλα δὲ () ἔτεκεν () καὶ () αὐτὴ () τὸν () Θοβελ, καὶ () ἦν () σφυροκόπος χαλκεὺς () χαλκοῦ () καὶ () σιδήρου· () ἀδελφὴ () δὲ () Θοβελ Νοεμα.
[23] Εἶπεν () δὲ () Λαμεχ () ταῖς () ἑαυτοῦ () γυναιξίν () Αδα καὶ () Σελλα, ἀκούσατέ () μου () τῆς () φωνῆς, () γυναῖκες () Λαμεχ, () ἐνωτίσασθέ () μου () τοὺς () λόγους, () ὅτι () ἄνδρα () ἀπέκτεινα () εἰς () τραῦμα () ἐμοὶ () καὶ () νεανίσκον () εἰς () μώλωπα () ἐμοί, ()
[24] ὅτι () ἑπτάκις () ἐκδεδίκηται () ἐκ () Καιν, () ἐκ () δὲ () Λαμεχ () ἑβδομηκοντάκις () ἑπτά. ()
[25] Ἔγνω () δὲ () Αδαμ () Ευαν () τὴν () γυναῖκα () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () συλλαβοῦσα () ἔτεκεν () υἱὸν () καὶ () ἐπωνόμασεν () τὸ () ὄνομα () αὐτοῦ () Σηθ () λέγουσα () Ἐξανέστησεν () γάρ () μοι () ὁ () θεὸς () σπέρμα () ἕτερον () ἀντὶ () Αβελ, () ὃν () ἀπέκτεινεν () Καιν. ()
[26] Καὶ () τῷ () Σηθ () ἐγένετο () υἱός, () ἐπωνόμασεν () δὲ () τὸ () ὄνομα () αὐτοῦ () Ενως· () οὗτος () ἤλπισεν () ἐπικαλεῖσθαι () τὸ () ὄνομα () κυρίου () τοῦ () θεοῦ. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.