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4:1  And Adam knew Eve as his wife, and she became pregnant and bore Cain; and she said, I have gotten and gained a man with the help of the Lord.
4:2  And [next] she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
4:3  And in the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground.
4:4  And Abel brought of the firstborn of his flock and of the fat portions. And the Lord had respect and regard for Abel and for his offering,
4:5  But for Cain and his offering He had no respect or regard. So Cain was exceedingly angry and indignant, and he looked sad and depressed.
4:6  And the Lord said to Cain, Why are you angry? And why do you look sad and depressed and dejected?
4:7  If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin crouches at your door; its desire is for you, but you must master it.
4:8  And Cain said to his brother, Let us go out to the field. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.
4:9  And the Lord said to Cain, Where is Abel your brother? And he said, I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?
4:10  And [the Lord] said, What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to Me from the ground.
4:11  And now you are cursed by reason of the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s [shed] blood from your hand.
4:12  When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength; you shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth [in perpetual exile, a degraded outcast].
4:13  Then Cain said to the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
4:14  Behold, You have driven me out this day from the face of the land, and from Your face I will be hidden; and I will be a fugitive and a vagabond and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.
4:15  And the Lord said to him, Therefore, if anyone kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark or sign upon Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him.
4:16  So Cain went away from the presence of the Lord and dwelt in the land of Nod [wandering], east of Eden.
4:17  And Cain’s wife [one of Adam’s offspring] became pregnant and bore Enoch; and Cain built a city and named it after his son Enoch.
4:18  To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael the father of Methusael, and Methusael the father of Lamech.
4:19  And Lamech took two wives; the name of the one was Adah and of the other was Zillah.
4:20  Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have cattle and purchase possessions.
4:21  His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe.
4:22  Zillah bore Tubal-cain; he was the forger of all [cutting] instruments of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
4:23  Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; you wives of Lamech, listen to what I say; for I have slain a man [merely] for wounding me, and a young man [only] for striking and bruising me.
4:24  If Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech [will be avenged] seventy-sevenfold.
4:25  And Adam’s wife again became pregnant, and she bore a son and called his name Seth. For God, she said, has appointed for me another child instead of Abel, for Cain slew him.
4:26  And to Seth also a son was born, whom he named Enosh. At that time men began to call [upon God] by the name of the Lord.