Chapter 4

And Adam knew^{1 853} Eve his wife; and she conceived,⁴ and bare^{4 853} Cain, and said,⁴ I have gotten¹ a man from the LORD.

And she again⁵⁵ bare² his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper⁶ of sheep, but Cain was a tiller⁶ of the ground.

And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought⁵⁵ of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.

And Abel, he also brought⁵² of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect⁴ unto Abel and to his offering:

But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect.¹ And Cain was very wroth,⁴ and his countenance fell.⁴

And the LORD said⁴ unto Cain, Why art thou wroth?¹ and why is thy countenance fallen?¹

If thou doest well,⁵⁵ shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well,⁵⁵ sin lieth⁶ at the door. And unto thee [shall be] his desire, and thou shalt rule⁴ over him.

And Cain talked⁴ with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up⁴ against Abel his brother, and slew him.⁴

And the LORD said⁴ unto Cain, Where [is] Abel thy brother? And he said,⁴ I know¹ not: [Am] I my brother's keeper?⁶

And he said,⁴ What hast thou done?¹ the voice of thy brother's blood crieth⁶ unto me from the ground.

And now [art] thou cursed⁷ from the earth, which hath opened¹ her mouth to receive² thy brother's blood from thy hand;

When thou tillest⁴ the ground, it shall not henceforth⁵⁵ yield² unto thee her strength; a fugitive⁵ and a vagabond⁶ shalt thou be in the earth.

And Cain said⁴ unto the LORD, My punishment [is] greater than I can bear.²

Behold, thou hast driven me out¹⁴ this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid;¹¹ and I shall be a fugitive⁵ and a vagabond⁶ in the earth; and it shall come to pass,¹ [that] every one that findeth⁶ me shall slay me.⁴

And the LORD said⁴ unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth⁶ Cain, vengeance⁹³ shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set⁴ a mark upon Cain, lest any finding⁶ him should kill⁵³ him.

And Cain went out⁴ from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt⁴ in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

And Cain knew⁴ his wife; and she conceived,⁴ and bare⁴ Enoch: and he builded⁶ a city, and called⁴ the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

And unto Enoch was born¹¹ Irad: and Irad begat¹ Mehujael: and Mehujael begat¹ Methusael: and Methusael begat¹ Lamech.

And Lamech took⁴ unto him two wives: the name of the one [was] Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

And Adah bare⁴ Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell⁶ in tents, and [of such as have] cattle.

And his brother's name [was] Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle⁶ the harp and organ.

And Zillah, she also bare¹ Tubalcain, an instructer⁷ of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain [was] Naamah.

And Lamech said⁴ unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear³ my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken⁵⁴ unto my speech: for I have slain¹ a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.

If Cain shall be avenged⁹³ sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

And Adam knew⁴ his wife again; and she bare⁴ a son, and called⁴ his name Seth: For God, [said she], hath appointed¹ me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.¹

And to Seth, to him also there was born²⁷ a son; and he called⁴ his name Enos: then began men⁹⁰ to call² upon the name of the LORD.