Genesis 4:1–12

¹And Man knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have acquired a man with Jehovah. ²And she further bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a shepherd, but Cain was a husbandman.

³And in process of time it came to pass that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering to Jehovah. ⁴And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock, and of their fat. And Jehovah looked upon Abel, and on his offering; ⁵and upon Cain, and on his offering, he did not look. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.

⁶And Jehovah said to Cain, Why art thou angry, and why is thy countenance fallen? ⁷If thou doest well, will not thy countenance look up with confidence? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door; and unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

⁸And Cain spoke to 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.

⁹And Jehovah said to Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother’s keeper? ¹⁰And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood is crying to me from the ground. ¹¹And now be thou cursed from the ground, which hath opened its mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand. ¹²When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield thee its strength; a wanderer and fugitive shalt thou be on the earth.