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| ==Chapter .4== | | ==Chapter .4== |
− | [1] | + | [1] Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, "I have gotten a man with the help of the LORD." |
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− | Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, "I have gotten a man with the help of the LORD." | |
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| [2] And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a tiller of the ground. | | [2] And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a tiller of the ground. |
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| [6] The LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry, and why has your countenance fallen? | | [6] The LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry, and why has your countenance fallen? |
| [7] If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is couching at the door; its desire is for you, but you must master it." | | [7] If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is couching at the door; its desire is for you, but you must master it." |
− | [8] | + | [8] Cain said to Abel his brother, "Let us go out to the field." And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and killed him. |
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− | Cain said to Abel his brother, "Let us go out to the field." And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and killed him. | |
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| [9] Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" He said, "I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?" | | [9] Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" He said, "I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?" |
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| [14] Behold, thou hast driven me this day away from the ground; and from thy face I shall be hidden; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will slay me." | | [14] Behold, thou hast driven me this day away from the ground; and from thy face I shall be hidden; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will slay me." |
| [15] Then the LORD said to him, "Not so! If any one slays Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold." And the LORD put a mark on Cain, lest any who came upon him should kill him. | | [15] Then the LORD said to him, "Not so! If any one slays Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold." And the LORD put a mark on Cain, lest any who came upon him should kill him. |
− | [16] Then Cain went away from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, east of Eden. | + | [16] <u>Then Cain went away from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, east of Eden.</u> |
− | [17] | + | [17] Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch; and he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch. |
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− | Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch; and he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch. | |
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| [18] To Enoch was born Irad; and Irad was the father of Me-hu'ja-el, and Me-hu'ja-el the father of Me-thu'sha-el, and Me-thu'sha-el the father of Lamech. | | [18] To Enoch was born Irad; and Irad was the father of Me-hu'ja-el, and Me-hu'ja-el the father of Me-thu'sha-el, and Me-thu'sha-el the father of Lamech. |
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| [21] His brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe. | | [21] His brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe. |
| [22] Zillah bore Tubal-cain; he was the forger of all instruments of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal-cain was Na'amah. | | [22] Zillah bore Tubal-cain; he was the forger of all instruments of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal-cain was Na'amah. |
− | [23] | + | [23] Lamech said to his wives: |
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| "Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; | | "Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; |
| you wives of Lamech, hearken to what I say: | | you wives of Lamech, hearken to what I say: |
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| [24] If Cain is avenged sevenfold, | | [24] If Cain is avenged sevenfold, |
| truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold." | | truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold." |
− | [25] | + | [25] 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 child instead of Abel, for Cain slew him." |
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− | 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 child instead of Abel, for Cain slew him." | |
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− | [26] To Seth also a son was born, and he called his name Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD. | + | [26] To Seth also a son was born, and he called his name Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD. |
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| ==Chapter .5== | | ==Chapter .5== |