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And man knew Eve his wife, and she conceived, and gave birth to Cain, and she said, I have gotten a man, Jehovah.
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And she added to bring forth his brother, Abel; and Abel was a shepherd of the flock, and Cain was a tiller of the ground.
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And it was at the end of days, and Cain brought of the fruit of the ground a gift offering to Jehovah.
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And Abel, he also brought of the firstborn from his flock, and from its fat. And Jehovah had regard to Abel, and to his gift offering;
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and to Cain and to his gift offering He had not regard, and Cain was very incensed, and his faces fell.
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And Jehovah said to Cain, Why art thou incensed? and why are thy faces fallen?
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If thou doest well, is there not an uplifting? And if thou doest not well, sin coucheth at the entrance; and to thee is his desire, and thou rulest over him.
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And Cain talked to Abel his brother; and it was when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and killed him.
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And Jehovah said to Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not; am I the keeper of my brother?
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And He said, What hast thou done? The voice of the bloods of thy brother cries to Me from the ground.
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And now art thou cursed from the ground, which has gaped open with her mouth to take the bloods of thy brother from thy hand.
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When thou tillest the ground, it shall not add to give to thee its power; a vagabond and a fugitive shalt thou be in the earth.
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And Cain said to Jehovah, My iniquity is greater than can be borne away.
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Behold, Thou hast driven me out today from upon the faces of the ground; and from Thy faces shall I be hidden, and I shall be a vagabond and a fugitive in the earth; and it shall be that everyone who finds me shall kill me.
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And Jehovah said to him, Therefore if anyone kills Cain, sevenfold he shall be avenged. And Jehovah set on Cain a sign to all who find him not to smite him.
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And Cain went out from the faces of Jehovah, and dwelt in the land of Nod, toward the east of Eden.
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And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch; and it came to pass that he was building a city, and called the name of the city according to the name of his son, Enoch.
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And to Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael; and Mehijael begot Methushael; and Methushael begot Lamech.
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And Lamech took to him two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the second, Zillah.
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And Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of the dweller in tents, and of livestock.
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And the name of his brother was Jubal; he was the father of all who handle the harp and organ.
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And Zillah, she also gave birth to Tubal-cain, an instructor of every artificer in bronze and iron; and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
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And Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice, ye wives of Lamech, and give ear to what I say, for I have killed a man for my wounding, and a child for my bruising.
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If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, then Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
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And man knew his wife yet again, and she gave birth to a son, and she called his name Seth; for God has put another seed for me instead of Abel; for Cain killed him.
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And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enosh; then began they to call upon the name of Jehovah.
