Genesis 4–5

¹And the man knew Eve his wife, and she conceiveth and beareth Cain, and saith, ‘I have gotten a man by Jehovah;’ ²and she addeth to bear his brother, even Abel. And Abel is feeding a flock, and Cain hath been servant of the ground.

³And it cometh to pass at the end of days that Cain bringeth from the fruit of the ground a present to Jehovah; ⁴and 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, ⁵and unto Cain and unto his present He hath not looked; and it is very displeasing to Cain, and his countenance is fallen.

⁶And Jehovah saith unto Cain, ‘Why hast thou displeasure? and why hath thy countenance fallen? ⁷Is 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.’

⁸And 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.

⁹And Jehovah saith unto Cain, ‘Where is Abel thy brother?’ and he saith, ‘I have not known; my brother’s keeper—I?’ ¹⁰And He saith, ‘What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood is crying unto Me from the ground; ¹¹and now, cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened her mouth to receive the blood of thy brother from thy hand; ¹²when 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.’

¹³And Cain saith unto Jehovah, ‘Greater is my punishment than to be borne; ¹⁴lo, 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.’ ¹⁵And 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.

¹⁶And Cain goeth out from before Jehovah, and dwelleth in the land, moving about east of Eden; ¹⁷and 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. ¹⁸And born to Enoch is Irad; and Irad hath begotten Mehujael; and Mehujael hath begotten Methusael; and Methusael hath begotten Lamech.

¹⁹And Lamech taketh to himself two wives, the name of the one Adah, and the name of the second Zillah. ²⁰And Adah beareth Jabal, he hath been father of those inhabiting tents and purchased possessions; ²¹and the name of his brother is Jubal, he hath been father of every one handling harp and organ. ²²And Zillah she also bare Tubal-Cain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron; and a sister of Tubal-Cain is Naamah.

²³And 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; ²⁴For sevenfold is required for Cain, And for Lamech seventy and sevenfold.’

²⁵And 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. ²⁶And 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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¹This is an account of the births of Adam: In the day of God’s preparing man, in the likeness of God He hath made him; ²a male and a female He hath prepared them, and He blesseth them, and calleth their name Man, in the day of their being prepared. ³And Adam liveth an hundred and thirty years, and begetteth a son in his likeness, according to his image, and calleth his name Seth. ⁴And the days of Adam after his begetting Seth are eight hundred years, and he begetteth sons and daughters. ⁵And all the days of Adam which he lived are nine hundred and thirty years, and he dieth.

⁶And Seth liveth an hundred and five years, and begetteth Enos. ⁷And Seth liveth after his begetting Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begetteth sons and daughters. ⁸And all the days of Seth are nine hundred and twelve years, and he dieth. ⁹And Enos liveth ninety years, and begetteth Cainan. ¹⁰And Enos liveth after his begetting Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begetteth sons and daughters. ¹¹And all the days of Enos are nine hundred and five years, and he dieth. ¹²And Cainan liveth seventy years, and begetteth Mahalaleel. ¹³And Cainan liveth after his begetting Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begetteth sons and daughters. ¹⁴And all the days of Cainan are nine hundred and ten years, and he dieth. ¹⁵And Mahalaleel liveth five and sixty years, and begetteth Jared. ¹⁶And Mahalaleel liveth after his begetting Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begetteth sons and daughters. ¹⁷And all the days of Mahalaleel are eight hundred and ninety and five years, and he dieth. ¹⁸And Jared liveth an hundred and sixty and two years, and begetteth Enoch. ¹⁹And Jared liveth after his begetting Enoch eight hundred years, and begetteth sons and daughters. ²⁰And all the days of Jared are nine hundred and sixty and two years, and he dieth.

²¹And Enoch liveth five and sixty years, and begetteth Methuselah. ²²And Enoch walketh habitually with God after his begetting Methuselah three hundred years, and begetteth sons and daughters. ²³And all the days of Enoch are three hundred and sixty and five years. ²⁴And Enoch walketh habitually with God, and he is not, for God hath taken him.

²⁵And Methuselah liveth an hundred and eighty and seven years, and begetteth Lamech. ²⁶And Methuselah liveth after his begetting Lamech seven hundred and eighty and two years, and begetteth sons and daughters. ²⁷And all the days of Methuselah are nine hundred and sixty and nine years, and he dieth.

²⁸And Lamech liveth an hundred and eighty and two years, and begetteth a son, ²⁹and calleth his name Noah, saying, ‘This one doth comfort us concerning our work, and concerning the labour of our hands, because of the ground which Jehovah hath cursed.’ ³⁰And Lamech liveth after his begetting Noah five hundred and ninety and five years, and begetteth sons and daughters. ³¹And all the days of Lamech are seven hundred and seventy and seven years, and he dieth. ³²And Noah is a son of five hundred years, and Noah begetteth Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

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