Verse
KJV
King James Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
And Adam knew
Eve
his wife ;
and she conceived ,
and bare
Cain ,
and
said,
I have gotten
a man from
the
LORD
.
And Adam had
relations
with
his wife Eve,
and she conceived and gave
birth
to
Cain .
“With
the
help
of
the
LORD
I have brought
forth
a man ,”
she
said
.
And
she again
bare
his
brother Abel. And
Abel was a keeper of sheep, but
Cain was a tiller of the ground
.
Later
she gave
birth
to
Cain’s
brother Abel. Now
Abel was a keeper of sheep, while
Cain was a tiller of the soil
.
And
in process
of time it
came
to
pass
, that
Cain brought of the fruit of the ground
an offering unto
the LORD .
So
in the
course
of time, Cain brought some
of the fruit of the soil
as
an offering to
the LORD ,
And
Abel ,
he
also
brought of the firstlings
of his flock and
of
the
fat
thereof
. And the LORD had
respect
unto
Abel and to
his offering :
while
Abel brought the
best
portions
of the firstborn
of his flock. And the LORD looked
with
favor
on
Abel and his offering ,
But unto
Cain and to
his offering he
had
not
respect
. And
Cain was
very wroth
, and his countenance fell.
but He
had
no
regard
for
Cain and his offering. So
Cain became
very angry
, and his countenance fell.
And
the LORD said
unto
Cain, Why
art
thou
wroth?
and why is
thy
countenance fallen?
“Why
are
you
angry,”
said
the LORD to
Cain, “
and why has
your
countenance fallen?
If thou
doest
well
, shalt
thou
not be accepted? and
if thou
doest
not
well
, sin lieth
at the
door .
And
unto
thee
shall
be
his
desire
, and
thou
shalt
rule
over
him
.
If you
do
what
is
right
, will
you
not be accepted? But
if you
refuse
to
do
what
is
right
, sin is
crouching
at your
door ;
it
desires
you
, but
you
must
master
it
. ”
And
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.
Then
Cain said
to
his brother Abel
, “Let
us
go
out
to
the
field.”
And
while
they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel
and killed
him.
And the LORD said unto
Cain, Where is Abel
thy
brother? And
he
said,
I know
not :
Am I my brother's
keeper?
And the LORD said to
Cain, “
Where is your
brother Abel
? ”
“
I do
not know!”
he
answered.
“
Am I my brother’s
keeper? ”
And
he
said,
What hast
thou
done? the voice of thy
brother's
blood crieth
unto
me from the ground.
“
What have
you
done? ”
replied
the LORD.
“The
voice of your
brother’s
blood cries
out
to
Me from the ground.
And
now art
thou
cursed from the earth
, which hath
opened her
mouth to receive thy
brother's
blood from thy
hand ;
Now you
are
cursed and
banished
from the ground
, which has
opened its
mouth to receive your
brother’s
blood from your
hand .
When thou
tillest
the ground, it shall
not
henceforth
yield unto
thee
her
strength;
a fugitive and a vagabond
shalt
thou
be
in
the earth.
When you
till
the ground, it will
no
longer
yield its
produce
to
you.
You
will
be
a fugitive and a wanderer
on
the earth. ”
And
Cain said unto
the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
But
Cain said to
the LORD, “
My punishment is greater than I can bear.
Behold, thou
hast
driven
me
out
this day from the face of the earth ;
and from thy
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
findeth
me shall
slay
me.
Behold, this day You
have
driven
me
from the face of the earth ,
and from Your
face I will
be hidden
; I will
be a fugitive and a wanderer
on
the earth, and
whoever
finds
me will
kill
me. ”
And
the LORD said
unto
him,
Therefore
whosoever
slayeth
Cain, vengeance
shall
be taken
on
him
sevenfold. And the LORD set
a mark upon
Cain, lest
any
finding
him should
kill him.
“Not
so!”
replied
the LORD .
“If
anyone
slays
Cain, then
Cain
will
be avenged
sevenfold. ”
And the LORD placed
a mark on
Cain, so
that
no
one
who
found
him would
kill him.
And
Cain went out from the presence of the LORD ,
and dwelt
in the land of Nod, on
the
east of Eden.
So
Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and settled
in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
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.
And Cain had
relations
with
his wife ,
and she conceived and gave
birth
to
Enoch .
Then
Cain
built
a city and named
it
after his son Enoch.
And
unto
Enoch was born Irad :
and Irad begat
Mehujael :
and Mehujael begat
Methusael :
and Methusael begat
Lamech.
Now
to
Enoch was born Irad ,
and Irad was
the
father
of
Mehujael ,
and Mehujael was
the
father
of
Methusael ,
and Methusael was
the
father
of
Lamech.
And Lamech took
unto
him
two wives:
the
name
of
the
one was
Adah ,
and the name
of
the
other Zillah.
And Lamech married
two women,
one named
Adah and the other Zillah.
And
Adah bare
Jabal :
he was the father of such
as
dwell in tents ,
and of
such
as
have
cattle
.
Adah gave
birth
to
Jabal ;
he was the father of those
who
dwell in tents and raise
livestock
.
And his brother's
name was Jubal :
he was the father of all such
as
handle
the harp and organ
.
And his brother’s
name was Jubal ;
he was the father of all who
play
the harp and flute
.
And Zillah ,
she
also
bare
Tubalcain
, an
instructer
of every artificer
in
brass
and iron :
and the sister of Tubalcain
was Naamah.
And Zillah gave
birth
to
Tubal-cain
, a
forger
of every implement
of
bronze
and iron .
And the sister of Tubal-cain
was Naamah.
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 to
my
wounding, and
a young man to
my
hurt
.
Then
Lamech said to
his wives :
“
Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; wives of Lamech, listen
to
my speech .
For I have slain a man for
wounding me
, a young man for
striking
me
.
If Cain shall
be
avenged sevenfold, truly
Lamech seventy and
sevenfold.
If Cain is
avenged sevenfold, then
Lamech seventy -
sevenfold. ”
And Adam knew
his wife again;
and she bare
a son ,
and called
his
name
Seth :
For
God
, said
she
, hath
appointed
me another seed instead
of Abel, whom
Cain slew
.
And Adam again
had
relations
with
his wife ,
and she gave
birth
to
a son and named
him
Seth, saying
, “God
has
granted
me another seed in
place
of Abel, since
Cain killed
him
. ”
And 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 the LORD.
And to Seth also a son was
born,
and he called him
Enosh.
At
that
time
men began
to call upon the name of the LORD.
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