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 4:1 ¶ And the man knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man with [the help of] Jehovah.

 4:1 ¶ And Adamºº knewººº Eveº his wife;º and she conceived,ºº and bareººº Cain,º and said,ºº I have gottenºº a manº fromº the LORD.º

 4:2 And again she bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

 4:2 And she againºº bareººº his brotherºº Abel.º And Abelº wasº a keeperºº of sheep,º but Cainº wasº a tillerºº of the ground.º

 4:3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto Jehovah.

 4:3 And in processºº of timeº it came to pass,º that Cainº broughtºº of the fruitºº of the groundº an offeringº unto the LORD.º

 4:4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And Jehovah had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

 4:4 And Abel,º heº alsoº broughtºº of the firstlingsºº of his flockº and of the fatºº thereof. And the LORDº had respectºº untoº Abelº and toº his offering:º

 4:5 but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

 4:5 But untoº Cainº and toº his offeringº he had not respect.ººº And Cainº was veryº wroth,ºº and his countenanceº fell.ºº

 4:6 And Jehovah said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

 4:6 And the LORDº saidºº untoº Cain,º Whyº art thou wroth?ºº and whyº is thy countenanceº fallen?ºº

 4:7 If thou doest well, shall it not be lifted up? and if thou doest not well, sin coucheth at the door: and unto thee shall be its desire, but do thou rule over it.

 4:7 Ifº thou doest well,ºº shalt thou notº be accepted?º and ifº thou doest notº well,ºº sinº liethºº at the door.º And untoº thee [shall be] his desire,º and thouº shalt ruleºº over him.

 4:8 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 slew him.

 4:8 And Cainº talkedºº withº Abelº his brother:º and it came to pass,º when they wereº in the field,º that Cainº rose upºº againstº Abelº his brother,º and slewº him.ºº

 4:9 ¶ And Jehovah said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother's keeper?

 4:9 ¶ And the LORDº saidºº untoº Cain,º Whereº [is] Abelº thy brother?º And he said,ºº I knowºº not:º [Am] Iº my brother'sº keeper?ºº

 4:10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.

 4:10 And he said,ºº Whatº hast thou done?ºº the voiceº of thy brother'sº bloodº criethºº untoº me fromº the ground.º

 4:11 And now cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened its mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;

 4:11 And nowº [art] thouº cursedºº fromº the earth,º whichº hath openedººº her mouthº to receiveºº thy brother'sºº bloodº from thy hand;ºº

 4:12 when thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee its strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth.

 4:12 Whenº thou tillestººº the ground,º it shall notº henceforthºº yieldºº unto thee her strength;º a fugitiveºº and a vagabondºº shalt thou beº in the earth.º

 4:13 And Cain said unto Jehovah, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

 4:13 And Cainº saidºº untoº the LORD,º My punishmentº [is] greaterº than I can bear.ººº

 4:14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the ground; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth; and it will come to pass, that whosoever findeth me will slay me.

 4:14 Behold,º thou hast driven me outººº this dayº fromºº the faceº of the earth;º and fromº thy faceºº shall I be hid;ºº and I shall beº a fugitiveºº and a vagabondºº in the earth;º and it shall come to pass,ºº [that] every oneº that findethº meºº shall slayº me.ºº

 4:15 And Jehovah said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And Jehovah appointed a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should smite him.

 4:15 And the LORDº saidºº unto him, Thereforeº whosoeverº slayethºº Cain,º vengeance shall be takenºº on him sevenfold.º And the LORDº setºº a markº upon Cain,º lestº anyº findingºº him should killºº him.

 4:16 ¶ And Cain went out from the presence of Jehovah, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

 4:16 ¶ And Cainº went outºº from the presenceºº of the LORD,º and dweltºº in the landº of Nod,º on the eastº of Eden.º

 4:17 And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

 4:17 And Cainº knewººº his wife;º and she conceived,ºº and bareººº Enoch:º and he buildedººº a city,º and calledºº the nameº of the city,º after the nameº of his son,º Enoch.º

 4:18 And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methushael; and Methushael begat Lamech.

 4:18 And unto Enochº was bornººº Irad:º and Iradº begatººº Mehujael:º and Mehujaelº begatººº Methusael:º and Methusaelº begatººº Lamech.º

 4:19 ¶ And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

 4:19 ¶ And Lamechº tookºº unto him twoº wives:º the nameº of the oneº [was] Adah,º and the nameº of the otherº Zillah.º

 4:20 And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents and [have] cattle.

 4:20 And Adahº bareººº Jabal:º heº wasº the fatherº of such as dwellºº in tents,º and [of such as have] cattle.º

 4:21 And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and pipe.

 4:21 And his brother'sº nameº [was] Jubal:º heº wasº the fatherº of allº such as handleºº the harpº and organ.º

 4:22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

 4:22 And Zillah,º sheº alsoº bareººº Tubalcain,º an instructerºº of everyº artificerº in brassº and iron:º and the sisterº of Tubalcainº [was] Naamah.º

 4:23 And Lamech said unto his wives: Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; Ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: For I have slain a man for wounding me, And a young man for bruising me:

 4:23 And Lamechº saidºº unto his wives,º Adahº and Zillah,º Hearºº my voice;º ye wivesº of Lamech,º hearkenºº unto my speech:º forº I have slainºº a manº to my wounding,º and a young manº to my hurt.º

 4:24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

 4:24 Ifº Cainº shall be avengedºº sevenfold,º truly Lamechº seventyº and sevenfold.º

 4:25 ¶ And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth. For, [said she], God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him.

 4:25 ¶ And Adamºº knewººº his wifeº again;º and she bareºº a son,º and calledºº hisº nameº Seth:º Forº God,º [said she], hath appointedºº me anotherº seedº insteadº ofº Abel,º whomº Cainº slew.ºº

 4:26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enosh. Then began men to call upon the name of Jehovah.

 4:26 And to Seth,º to himº alsoº there was bornºº a son;º and he calledººº his nameº Enos:º thenº beganº menºº to callºº upon the nameº of the LORD.º