Genesis:4

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* And the man knew Eve his wife , and she conceived , and bore Cain , and said , I have gotten a man from LORD . * And again she bore his brother Abel . And Abel was a keeper of sheep , but Cain was a tiller of the ground . * And in process of time it came to pass , that Cain brought an offering to LORD of the fruit of the ground . * And Abel , he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat of it . And LORD had respect to Abel and to his offering , * but he did not have respect to Cain and to his offering . And Cain was very angry , and his countenance fell . * And LORD said to Cain , Why are thou angry ? And why has thy countenance fallen ? * If thou do well , shall thou not be accepted ? And if thou do not well , sin crouches at the door . Its desire shall be for thee , and thou shall rule over it . * And Cain told Abel his brother . And it came to pass , when they were in the field , that Cain rose up against Abel his brother , and killed him . * And LORD said to Cain , Where is Abel thy brother ? And he said , I know not . Am I my brother 's keeper ? * And he said , What have thou done ? The voice of thy brother 's blood cries to me from the ground . * And now cursed are thou from the ground , which has opened its mouth to receive thy brother 's blood from thy hand . * When thou till the ground , it shall not henceforth yield to thee its strength . A fugitive and a wanderer thou shall be on the earth . * And Cain said to LORD , My punishment is greater than I can bear . * Behold , thou have driven me out this day from the face of the ground , and I shall be hid from thy face , and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth . And it shall come to pass , that whoever finds me shall slay me . * And LORD said to him , Therefore whoever kills Cain , vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold . And LORD appointed a sign for Cain , lest any who finds him should smite him . * And Cain went out from the presence of LORD , and dwelt in the land of Nod , on the east of Eden . * And Cain knew his wife , and she conceived , and bore Enoch . And [Cain ] built a city , and called the name of the city after the name of his son , Enoch . * And to Enoch was born Irad , and Irad begot Mehujael , and Mehujael begot Methushael , and Methushael begot Lamech . * And Lamech took to him two wives . The name of the one was Adah , and the name of the other Zillah . * And Adah bore Jabal . He was the father of such as dwell in tents and [have ] cattle . * And his brother 's name was Jubal . He was the father of all such as handle the harp and pipe . * And Zillah , she also bore Tubal-cain , the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron . And the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah . * And Lamech said to his wives , Adah and Zillah , Hear my voice , ye wives of Lamech , hearken to my speech . For I have killed a man for wounding me , and a young man for bruising me . * If Cain shall be avenged seven fold , truly Lamech seventy-seven fold . * And Adam knew his wife again , and she bore a son , and called his name Seth . For , [she said ], God has appointed for me another seed instead of Abel , for Cain killed him . * And to Seth , to him also there was born a son , and he called his name Enosh . Then men began to call upon the name of LORD .

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