Hebrew Names Version HNV
Young's Literal Translation YLT
1 The man knew Havah his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Kayin, and said, "I have gotten a man with the LORD's help."
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And the man knew Eve his wife, and she conceiveth and beareth Cain, and saith, `I have gotten a man by Jehovah;'
2 Again she gave birth, to Kayin's brother Hevel. Hevel was a keeper of sheep, but Kayin was a tiller of the ground.
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and she addeth to bear his brother, even Abel. And Abel is feeding a flock, and Cain hath been servant of the ground.
3 As time passed, it happened that Kayin brought an offering to the LORD from the fruit of the ground.
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And it cometh to pass at the end of days that Cain bringeth from the fruit of the ground a present to Jehovah;
4 Hevel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of the fat of it. The LORD respected Hevel and his offering,
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and Abel, he hath brought, he also, from the female firstlings of his flock, even from their fat ones; and Jehovah looketh unto Abel and unto his present,
5 but he didn't respect Kayin and his offering. Kayin was very angry, and the expression on his face fell.
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and unto Cain and unto his present He hath not looked; and it is very displeasing to Cain, and his countenance is fallen.
6 The LORD said to Kayin, "Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen?
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And Jehovah saith unto Cain, `Why hast thou displeasure? and why hath thy countenance fallen?
7 If you do well, will it not be lifted up? If you don't do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it."
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Is there not, if thou dost well, acceptance? and if thou dost not well, at the opening a sin-offering is crouching, and unto thee its desire, and thou rulest over it.'
8 Kayin said to Hevel, his brother, "Let's go into the field." It happened, when they were in the field, that Kayin rose up against Hevel, his brother, and killed him.
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And Cain saith unto Abel his brother, [`Let us go into the field;'] and it cometh to pass in their being in the field, that Cain riseth up against Abel his brother, and slayeth him.
9 The LORD said to Kayin, "Where is Hevel, your brother?" He said, "I don't know. Am I my brother's keeper?"
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And Jehovah saith unto Cain, `Where [is] Abel thy brother?' and he saith, `I have not known; my brother's keeper -- I?'
10 The LORD said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries to me from the ground.
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And He saith, `What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood is crying unto Me from the ground;
11 Now you are cursed because of the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
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and now, cursed [art] thou from the ground, which hath opened her mouth to receive the blood of thy brother from thy hand;
12 From now on, when you till the ground, it won't yield its strength to you. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the eretz."
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when thou tillest the ground, it doth not add to give its strength to thee -- a wanderer, even a trembling one, thou art in the earth.'
13 Kayin said to the LORD, "My punishment is greater than I can bear.
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And Cain saith unto Jehovah, `Greater is my punishment than to be borne;
14 Behold, you have driven me out this day from the surface of the ground. I will be hidden from your face, and I will be a fugitive and a wanderer in the eretz. It will happen that whoever finds me will kill me."
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lo, Thou hast driven me to-day from off the face of the ground, and from Thy face I am hid; and I have been a wanderer, even a trembling one, in the earth, and it hath been -- every one finding me doth slay me.'
15 The LORD said to him, "Therefore whoever slays Kayin, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold." the LORD appointed a sign for Kayin, lest any finding him should strike him.
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And Jehovah saith to him, `Therefore -- of any slayer of Cain sevenfold it is required;' and Jehovah setteth to Cain a token that none finding him doth slay him.
16 Kayin went out from the LORD's presence, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of `Eden.
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And Cain goeth out from before Jehovah, and dwelleth in the land, moving about east of Eden;
17 Kayin knew his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Hanokh. He built a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Hanokh.
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and Cain knoweth his wife, and she conceiveth, and beareth Enoch; and he is building a city, and he calleth the name of the city, according to the name of his son -- Enoch.
18 To Hanokh was born `Irad. `Irad became the father of Mechuya'el. Mechuya'el became the father of Metusha'el. Metusha'el became the father of Lamekh.
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And born to Enoch is Irad; and Irad hath begotten Mehujael; and Mehujael hath begotten Methusael; and Methusael hath begotten Lamech.
19 Lamekh took two wives: the name of the one was `Adah, and the name of the other Tzillah.
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And Lamech taketh to himself two wives, the name of the one Adah, and the name of the second Zillah.
20 `Adah gave birth to Yaval, who was the father of those who dwell in tents and have cattle.
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And Adah beareth Jabal, he hath been father of those inhabiting tents and purchased possessions;
21 His brother's name was Yuval, who was the father of all who handle the harp and pipe.
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and the name of his brother [is] Jubal, he hath been father of every one handling harp and organ.
22 Tzillah also gave birth to Tuval-Kayin, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron. Tuval-Kayin's sister was Na`amah.
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And Zillah she also bare Tubal-Cain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron; and a sister of Tubal-Cain [is] Naamah.
23 Lamekh said to his wives, "`Adah and Tzillah, Hear my voice, You wives of Lamekh, listen to my speech, For I have slain a man for wounding me, A young man for bruising me.
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And Lamech saith to his wives: -- `Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; Wives of Lamech, give ear [to] my saying: For a man I have slain for my wound, Even a young man for my hurt;
24 If Kayin will be avenged seven times, Truly Lamekh seventy-seven times.
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For sevenfold is required for Cain, And for Lamech seventy and sevenfold.'
25 Adam knew his wife again. She gave birth to a son, and named him Shet. For, she said, "God has appointed me another child instead of Hevel, for Kayin killed him."
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And Adam again knoweth his wife, and she beareth a son, and calleth his name Seth, `for God hath appointed for me another seed instead of Abel:' for Cain had slain him.
26 There was also born a son to Shet, and he named him Enosh. Then men began to call on the LORD's name.
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And to Seth, to him also a son hath been born, and he calleth his name Enos; then a beginning was made of preaching in the name of Jehovah.
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