Genesis 4 — Chapter 4

¹And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from Yahuah (LORD).

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

³And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto Yahuah (LORD).

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

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

⁶And Yahuah (LORD) said unto Cain, Why are you wroth? and why is your countenance fallen?

⁷If you do well, shall you not be accepted? and if you do not well, sin lies at the door. And unto you shall be his desire, and you shall rule over him.

⁸And Cain talked with 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.

⁹And Yahuah (LORD) said unto Cain, Where is Abel your brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?

¹⁰And he said, What have you done? the voice of your brother’s blood cries unto me from the ground.

¹¹And now are you cursed from the earth, which has opened her mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand;

¹²When you tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto you her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shall you be in the earth.

¹³And Cain said unto Yahuah (LORD), My punishment is greater than I can bear.

¹⁴Behold, you have driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from your face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that finds me shall slay me.

¹⁵And Yahuah (LORD) said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And Yahuah (LORD) set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

¹⁶And Cain went out from the presence of Yahuah (LORD), and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

¹⁷And 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.

¹⁸And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.

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

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

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

²²And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

²³And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; you wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.

²⁴If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.

²⁵And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For Elohim (God), said she, has appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

²⁶And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of Yahuah (LORD).