Genesis 4
1 And
Adam knew Eve his
wife; and she
conceived, and
bare Cain, and
said, I have
gotten a
man from the
LORD. 2 And she
again bare his
brother Abel. And
Abel was a
keeper of
sheep, but
Cain was a
tiller of the
ground. 3 And in
process of
time it came to pass, that
Cain brought of the
fruit of the
ground an
offering unto the
LORD. 4 And
Abel, he also
brought of the
firstlings of his
flock and of the
fat thereof. And the
LORD had
respect unto
Abel and to his
offering: 5 But unto
Cain and to his
offering he had not
respect. And
Cain was
very wroth, and his
countenance fell.
6 And the
LORD said unto
Cain, Why art thou
wroth? and why is thy
countenance fallen?
7 If thou doest
well, shalt thou not be
accepted? and if thou doest not
well,
sin lieth at the
door. And unto thee shall be his
desire, and thou shalt
rule over him.
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.
9 And the
LORD said unto
Cain, Where is
Abel thy
brother? And he
said, I
know not: Am I my
brother's keeper?
10 And he
said,
What hast thou
done? the
voice of thy
brother's blood crieth unto me from the
ground. 11 And now art thou
cursed from the
earth, which hath
opened her
mouth to
receive thy
brother's blood from thy
hand; 12 When thou
tillest the
ground, it shall not
henceforth yield unto thee her
strength; a
fugitive and a
vagabond shalt thou be in the
earth. 13 And
Cain said unto the
LORD, My
punishment is
greater than I can
bear.
14 Behold, thou hast driven me
out 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 shall come to
pass, that every one that findeth
me shall slay
me.
15 And the
LORD said unto him,
Therefore whosoever
slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be
taken on him
sevenfold. And the
LORD set a
mark upon
Cain, lest any
finding him should
kill him.
16 And
Cain went
out from the
presence of the
LORD, and
dwelt in the
land of
Nod, on the
east of
Eden. 17 And
Cain knew his
wife; and she
conceived, and
bare Enoch: and he
builded a
city, and
called the
name of the
city, after the
name of his
son, Enoch. 18 And unto
Enoch was
born Irad: and
Irad begat Mehujael: and
Mehujael begat Methusael: and
Methusael begat Lamech. 19 And
Lamech took unto him
two wives: the
name of the
one was
Adah, and the
name of the
other Zillah. 20 And
Adah bare Jabal: he was the
father of such as
dwell in
tents, and of such as have
cattle. 21 And his
brother's name was
Jubal: he was the
father of all such as
handle the
harp and
organ. 22 And
Zillah, she also
bare Tubalcain, an
instructer of every
artificer in
brass and
iron: and the
sister of
Tubalcain was
Naamah. 23 And
Lamech said unto his
wives, Adah and
Zillah, Hear my
voice; ye
wives of
Lamech, hearken unto my
speech: for I have
slain a
man to my
wounding, and a young
man to my
hurt. 24 If Cain shall be
avenged sevenfold, truly
Lamech seventy and
sevenfold. 25 And
Adam knew his
wife again; and she
bare a
son, and
called his
name Seth: For
God, said she, hath
appointed me
another seed instead of
Abel, whom Cain slew.
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.