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4:1  Now the man knew his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a man with the help of Yahweh.”
4:2  And again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a cultivator of the ground.
4:3  So it happened in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to Yahweh of the fruit of the ground.
4:4  Abel, on his part, also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And Yahweh had regard for Abel and for his offering;
4:5  but for Cain and for his offering He had no regard. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.
4:6  Then Yahweh said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?
4:7  If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you do not do well, sin is lying at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must rule over it.”
4:8  Then Cain spoke to Abel his brother; and it happened when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.
4:9  Then Yahweh said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”
4:10  And He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying out to Me from the ground.
4:11  And now, cursed are you from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
4:12  When you cultivate the ground, it will no longer yield its strength to you; you will be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth.”
4:13  And Cain said to Yahweh, “My punishment is too great to bear!
4:14  Behold, You have driven me this day from the face of the ground; and from Your face I will be hidden, and I will be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth, and it will be that whoever finds me will kill me.”
4:15  So Yahweh said to him, “Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold.” And Yahweh appointed a sign for Cain, so that no one who found him would strike him.
4:16  Then Cain went out from the presence of Yahweh and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
4:17  Then Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch; and he built a city and called the name of the city Enoch, after the name of his son.
4:18  Now to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of Lamech.
4:19  And Lamech took for himself two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other, Zillah.
4:20  And Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and have livestock.
4:21  And his brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe.
4:22  As for Zillah, she also gave birth to Tubal-cain, the forger of all implements of bronze and iron; and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
4:23  And Lamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice, You wives of Lamech, Give ear to my word, For I have killed a man for striking me; And a boy for wounding me;
4:24  If Cain is avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
4:25  Then Adam knew his wife again; and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, for she said, “God has set for me another seed in place of Abel, for Cain killed him.”
4:26  And to Seth, to him also, a son was born; and he called his name Enosh. Then men began to call upon the name of Yahweh.