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1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
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1 Adam lay with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, "With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man."
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2 And she again bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
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2 Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil.
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3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering to the LORD.
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3 In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD.
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4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock, and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect to Abel, and to his offering:
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4 But Abel brought fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,
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5 But to Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
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5 but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.
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6 And the LORD said to Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
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6 Then the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast?
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7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And to thee [shall be] his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
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7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it."
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8 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.
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8 Now Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let's go out to the field." And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
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9 And the LORD said to Cain, Where [is] Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: [Am] I my brother's keeper?
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9 Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" "I don't know," he replied. "Am I my brother's keeper?"
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10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth to me from the ground.
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10 The LORD said, "What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground.
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11 And now [art] thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
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11 Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
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12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield to thee its strength: A fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
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12 When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth."
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13 And Cain said to the LORD, My punishment [is] greater than I can bear.
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13 Cain said to the LORD, "My punishment is more than I can bear.
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14 Behold, thou hast driven me 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 will come to pass, [that] every one that findeth me will slay me.
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14 Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me."
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15 And the LORD said to him, Therefore whoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him seven-fold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
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15 But the LORD said to him, "Not so; if anyone kills Cain, he will suffer vengeance seven times over." Then the LORD put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.
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16 And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
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16 So Cain went out from the LORD's presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
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17 And 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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17 Cain lay with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was then building a city, and he named it after his son Enoch.
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18 And to Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.
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18 To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of Lamech.
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19 And Lamech took to him two wives: the name of the one [was] Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
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19 Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.
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20 And Adah bore Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and [of such as have] cattle.
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20 Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock.
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21 And his brother's name [was] Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
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21 His brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play the harp and flute.
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22 And Zillah, she also bore Tubalcain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain [was] Naamah.
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22 Zillah also had a son, Tubal-Cain, who forged all kinds of tools out of bronze and iron. Tubal-Cain's sister was Naamah.
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23 And Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice, ye wives of Lamech, hearken to my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
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23 Lamech said to his wives, "Adah and Zillah, listen to me; wives of Lamech, hear my words. I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for injuring me.
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24 If Cain shall be avenged seven-fold, truly Lamech seventy and seven-fold.
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24 If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times."
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25 And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son, and called his name Seth: For God, [said she], hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
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25 Adam lay with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, "God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him."
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26 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.
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26 Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh. At that time men began to call on the name of the LORD.
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