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1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; who conceived and brought forth Cain, saying: I have gotten a man through God.
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Now the man knew his wife Eve, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, "I have produced a man with the help of the Lord."
2 And again she brought forth his brother Abel. And Abel was a shepherd, and Cain a husbandman.
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Next she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a tiller of the ground.
3 And it came to pass after many days, that Cain offered, of the fruits of the earth, gifts to the Lord.
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In the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground,
4 Abel also offered of the firstlings of his flock, and of their fat: and the Lord had respect to Abel, and to his offerings.
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and Abel for his part brought of the firstlings of his flock, their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering,
5 But to Cain and his offerings he had no respect: and Cain was exceeding angry, and his countenance fell.
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but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.
6 And the Lord said to him: Why art thou angry? and why is thy countenance fallen?
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The Lord said to Cain, "Why are you angry, and why has your countenance fallen?
7 If thou do well, shalt thou not receive? but if ill, shall not sin forthwith be present at the door? but the lust thereof shall be under thee, and thou shalt have dominion over it.
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If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; its desire is for you, but you must master it."
8 And Cain said to Abel his brother: Let us go forth abroad. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and slew him.
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Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let us go out to the field." And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel, and killed him.
9 And the Lord said to Cain: Where is thy brother Abel? And he answered: I know not: am I my brother’s keeper?
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Then the Lord said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" He said, "I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?"
10 And he said to him: What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth to me from the earth.
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And the Lord said, "What have you done? Listen; your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground!
11 Now therefore cursed shalt thou be upon the earth, which hath opened her mouth and received the blood of thy brother at thy hand.
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And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand.
12 When thou shalt till it, it shall not yield to thee its fruit: a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be upon the earth.
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When you till the ground, it will no longer yield to you its strength; you will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth."
13 And Cain said to the Lord: My iniquity is greater than that I may deserve pardon.
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Cain said to the Lord, "My punishment is greater than I can bear!
14 Behold thou dost cast me out this day from the face of the earth, and from thy face I shall be hid, and I shall be a vagabond and a fugitive on the earth: every one therefore that findeth me, shall kill me.
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Today you have driven me away from the soil, and I shall be hidden from your face; I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and anyone who meets me may kill me."
15 And the Lord said to him: No, it shall not so be: but whosoever shall kill Cain, shall be punished sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, that whosoever found him should not kill him.
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Then the Lord said to him, "Not so! Whoever kills Cain will suffer a sevenfold vengeance." And the Lord put a mark on Cain, so that no one who came upon him would kill him.
16 And Cain went out from the face of the Lord, and dwelt as a fugitive on the earth at the east side of Eden.
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Then Cain went away from the presence of the Lord, and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
17 And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived, and brought forth Henoch: and he built a city, and called the name thereof by the name of his son Henoch.
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Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch; and he built a city, and named it Enoch after his son Enoch.
18 And Henoch begot Irad, and Irad begot Maviael, and Maviael begot Mathusael, and Mathusael begot Lamech,
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To Enoch was born Irad; and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael the father of Methushael, and Methushael the father of Lamech.
19 Who took two wives: the name of the one was Ada, and the name of the other Sella.
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Lamech took two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
20 And Ada brought forth Jabel: who was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of herdsmen.
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Adah bore Jabal; he was the ancestor of those who live in tents and have livestock.
21 And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of them that play upon the harp and the organs.
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His brother's name was Jubal; he was the ancestor of all those who play the lyre and pipe.
22 Sella also brought forth Tubalcain, who was a hammerer and artificer in every work of brass and iron. And the sister of Tubalcain was Noema.
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Zillah bore Tubal-cain, who made all kinds of bronze and iron tools. The sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
23 And Lamech said to his wives Ada and Sella: Hear my voice, ye wives of Lamech, hearken to my speech: for I have slain a man to the wounding of myself, and a stripling to my own bruising.
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Lamech said to his wives: "Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; you wives of Lamech, listen to what I say: I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me.
24 Sevenfold vengeance shall be taken for Cain: but for Lamech seventy times sevenfold.
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If Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy-sevenfold."
25 Adam also knew his wife again: and she brought forth a son, and called his name Seth, saying: God hath given me another seed for Abel, whom Cain slew.
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Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and named him Seth, for she said, "God has appointed for me another child instead of Abel, because Cain killed him."
26 But to Seth also was born a son, whom he called Enos: this man began to call upon the name of the Lord.
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To Seth also a son was born, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to invoke the name of the Lord.
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