1 And Adam * h120 knew * h3045 h8804 * h853 Eve * h2332 his wife * h802; and she conceived * h2029 h8799, and bare * h3205 h8799 * h853 Cain * h7014, and said * h559 h8799, I have gotten * h7069 h8804 a man * h376 from * h854 the LORD * h3068. Cain: that is, Gotten, or, Acquired
2 And she again * h3254 h8686 bare * h3205 h8800 his brother * h251 Abel * h1893. And Abel * h1893 was a keeper * h7462 h8802 of sheep * h6629, but Cain * h7014 was a tiller * h5647 h8802 of the ground * h127. Abel: Heb. Hebel a keeper: Heb. a feeder
3 And in process * h7093 of time * h3117 it came to pass, that Cain * h7014 brought * h935 h8686 of the fruit * h6529 of the ground * h127 an offering * h4503 unto the LORD * h3068. in process...: Heb. at the end of days
4 And Abel * h1893, he * h1931 also brought * h935 h8689 of the firstlings * h1062 of his flock * h6629 and of the fat * h2459 thereof. And the LORD * h3068 had respect * h8159 h8799 unto Abel * h1893 and to his offering * h4503: flock: Heb. sheep, or, goats
5 But unto Cain * h7014 and to his offering * h4503 he had not respect * h8159 h8804. And Cain * h7014 was very * h3966 wroth * h2734 h8799, and his countenance * h6440 fell * h5307 h8799.
6 And the LORD * h3068 said * h559 h8799 unto Cain * h7014, Why art thou wroth * h2734 h8804? and why is thy countenance * h6440 fallen * h5307 h8804?
7 If * h518 thou doest well * h3190 h8686, shalt thou not be accepted * h7613? and if thou doest not well * h3190 h8686, sin * h2403 lieth * h7257 h8802 at the door * h6607. And unto thee shall be his desire * h8669, and thou shalt rule * h4910 h8799 over him. be accepted: or, have the excellency unto...: or, subject unto thee
8 And Cain * h7014 talked * h559 h8799 with * h413 Abel * h1893 his brother * h251: and it came to pass, when they were in the field * h7704, that Cain * h7014 rose up * h6965 h8799 against * h413 Abel * h1893 his brother * h251, and slew him * h2026 h8799.
9 And the LORD * h3068 said * h559 h8799 unto Cain * h7014, Where * h335 is Abel * h1893 thy brother * h251? And he said * h559 h8799, I know * h3045 h8804 not: Am I my brother's * h251 keeper * h8104 h8802?
10 And he said * h559 h8799, What * h4100 hast thou done * h6213 h8804? the voice * h6963 of thy brother's * h251 blood * h1818 crieth * h6817 h8802 unto me from the ground * h127. blood: Heb. bloods
11 And now art thou cursed * h779 h8803 from the earth * h127, which hath opened * h6475 h8804 her mouth * h6310 to receive * h3947 h8800 thy brother's * h251 blood * h1818 from thy hand * h3027;
12 When * h3588 thou tillest * h5647 h8799 the ground * h127, it shall not henceforth * h3254 h8686 yield * h5414 h8800 unto thee her strength * h3581; a fugitive * h5128 h8801 and a vagabond * h5110 h8802 shalt thou be in the earth * h776.
13 And Cain * h7014 said * h559 h8799 unto the LORD * h3068, My punishment * h5771 is greater * h1419 than I can bear * h5375 h8800. My...: or, Mine iniquity is greater than that it may be forgiven
14 Behold, thou hast driven me out * h1644 h8765 this day * h3117 from the face * h6440 of the earth * h127; and from * h5921 thy face * h6440 shall I be hid * h5641 h8735; and I shall be a fugitive * h5128 h8801 and a vagabond * h5110 h8802 in the earth * h776; and it shall come to pass * h1961 h8804, that every one that findeth me * h4672 h8802 shall slay me * h2026 h8799.
15 And the LORD * h3068 said * h559 h8799 unto him, Therefore * h3651 whosoever slayeth * h2026 h8802 Cain * h7014, vengeance shall be taken * h5358 h8714 on him sevenfold * h7659. And the LORD * h3068 set * h7760 h8799 a mark * h226 upon Cain * h7014, lest * h1115 any finding * h4672 h8802 him should kill * h5221 h8687 him.
16 And Cain * h7014 went out * h3318 h8799 from the presence * h6440 of the LORD * h3068, and dwelt * h3427 h8799 in the land * h776 of Nod * h5113, on the east * h6926 of Eden * h5731.
17 And Cain * h7014 knew * h3045 h8799 his wife * h802; and she conceived * h2029 h8799, and bare * h3205 h8799 Enoch * h2585: and he builded * h1129 h8802 a city * h5892, and called * h7121 h8799 the name * h8034 of the city * h5892, after the name * h8034 of his son * h1121, Enoch * h2585. Enoch: Heb. Chanoch
18 And unto Enoch * h2585 was born * h3205 h8735 Irad * h5897: and Irad * h5897 begat * h3205 h8804 Mehujael * h4232: and Mehujael * h4232 begat * h3205 h8804 Methusael * h4967: and Methusael * h4967 begat * h3205 h8804 Lamech * h3929. Lamech: Heb. Lemech
19 And Lamech * h3929 took * h3947 h8799 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 h8799 Jabal * h2989: he was the father * h1 of such as dwell * h3427 h8802 in tents * h168, and of such as have cattle * h4735.
21 And his brother's * h251 name * h8034 was Jubal * h3106: he was the father * h1 of all such as handle * h8610 h8802 the harp * h3658 and organ * h5748.
22 And Zillah * h6741, she also bare * h3205 h8804 Tubalcain * h8423, an instructer * h3913 h8803 of every artificer * h2794 in brass * h5178 and iron * h1270: and the sister * h269 of Tubalcain * h8423 was Naamah * h5279. instructer: Heb. whetter
23 And Lamech * h3929 said * h559 h8799 unto his wives * h802, Adah * h5711 and Zillah * h6741, Hear * h8085 h8798 my voice * h6963; ye wives * h802 of Lamech * h3929, hearken * h238 h8685 unto my speech * h565: for I have slain * h2026 h8804 a man * h376 to my wounding * h6482, and a young man * h3206 to my hurt * h2250. I have...: or, I would slay a man in my wound, etc. to my hurt: or, in my hurt
24 If * h3588 Cain * h7014 shall be avenged * h5358 h8714 sevenfold * h7659, truly Lamech * h3929 seventy * h7657 and sevenfold * h7651.
25 And Adam * h120 knew * h3045 h8799 his wife * h802 again * h5750; and she bare * h3205 h8799 a son * h1121, and called * h7121 h8799 his name * h8034 Seth * h8352: For God * h430, said she , hath appointed * h7896 h8804 me another * h312 seed * h2233 instead * h8478 of Abel * h1893, whom * h3588 Cain * h7014 slew * h2026 h8804. Seth: Heb. Sheth: that is Appointed, or, Put
26 And to Seth * h8352, to him * h1931 also there was born * h3205 h8795 a son * h1121; and he called * h7121 h8799 his name * h8034 Enos * h583: then began men * h2490 h8717 to call * h7121 h8800 upon the name * h8034 of the LORD * h3068. Enos: Heb. Enosh to call...: or, to call themselves by the name of the Lord