Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
ASV
American Standard Version
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 the
man
knew
Eve
his wife ;
and she conceived ,
and bare
Cain ,
and
said,
I have gotten
a man with
`the
help
of'
Jehovah
.
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
again
she bare
his
brother Abel. And
Abel was a keeper of sheep, but
Cain was a tiller of the ground
.
So
in the
course
of time, Cain brought some
of the fruit of the soil
as
an offering to
the
LORD,
And
in process
of time it
came
to
pass
, that
Cain brought of the fruit of the ground
an offering unto
Jehovah.
while
Abel brought the
best
portions
of the firstborn
of his flock .
And the LORD
looked
with
favor
on
Abel and his offering ,
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 :
but He
had
no
regard
for
Cain and his offering. So
Cain became
very angry
, and his countenance fell.
but unto
Cain and to
his offering he
had
not
respect
. And
Cain was
very wroth
, and his countenance fell.
“Why
are
you
angry,”
said the
LORD
to
Cain, “
and why has
your
countenance fallen?
And
Jehovah
said unto
Cain, Why
art
thou
wroth?
and why is
thy
countenance fallen?
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. ”
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.
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
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.
And the
LORD
said to
Cain, “
Where is your
brother
Abel? ”
“
I do
not
know !”
he
answered.
“
Am I my brother’s
keeper? ”
And Jehovah
said unto
Cain, Where is Abel thy
brother
? And
he
said,
I know not:
am I my brother's
keeper?
“
What have
you
done? ”
replied
the LORD.
“The
voice of your
brother’s
blood cries
out
to
Me from the ground.
And
he
said,
What hast
thou
done? the voice of thy
brother's
blood crieth
unto
me from the ground.
Now you
are
cursed and
banished
from the ground, which has
opened its mouth to receive your
brother’s
blood from your
hand .
And
now cursed art
thou
from the ground, which hath
opened its mouth to receive thy
brother's
blood from thy
hand ;
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. ”
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.
But
Cain said to
the
LORD
, “
My punishment is greater than I can bear.
And
Cain said unto
Jehovah
, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
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. ”
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.
“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
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.
So
Cain went out from the presence of the
LORD
and settled
in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
And
Cain went out from the presence of Jehovah,
and dwelt
in the land of Nod, on
the
east of Eden.
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 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.
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
unto
Enoch was born Irad :
and Irad begat
Mehujael :
and Mehujael begat
Methushael;
and Methushael
begat
Lamech.
And Lamech married
two women,
one named
Adah and the other Zillah.
And Lamech took
unto
him
two wives:
the
name
of
the
one was
Adah ,
and the name
of
the
other Zillah.
Adah gave
birth
to
Jabal ;
he was the father of those
who
dwell in tents and raise
livestock
.
And
Adah bare
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 who
play
the harp and flute
.
And his brother's
name was Jubal :
he was the father of all such
as
handle
the harp and pipe
.
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 Zillah ,
she
also
bare
Tubal-cain, the
forger of every cutting
instrument
of brass
and iron :
and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
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 .
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 :
If Cain is
avenged sevenfold, then
Lamech seventy -
sevenfold. ”
If Cain shall
be
avenged sevenfold, Truly
Lamech seventy and
sevenfold.
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 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.
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
.
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
.
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