Now the man ¹knew his wife Eve, and she conceived and ²gave birth to ³Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a ⁴man with the help of Yahweh.” 2 And again, she ¹gave birth to his brother Abel. ^aAbel was ^ba keeper of flocks, but Cain was a cultivator of the ground. 3 So it happened ¹in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to Yahweh of the fruit of the ground. 4 ^aAbel, on his part, also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And ^bYahweh had regard for Abel and for his offering; 5 but ^afor Cain and for his offering He had no regard. So ^bCain became very angry, and his countenance fell. 6 Then Yahweh said to Cain, “^aWhy are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? 7 ^aIf you do well, ¹will not your countenance be lifted up? ^bAnd if you do not do well, sin is lying at the door; and its desire is for you, ^cbut you must rule over it.” 8 Then Cain ¹spoke to Abel his brother; and it happened when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and ^akilled him.

9 Then Yahweh said to Cain, “^aWhere is Abel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” 10 And He said, “What have you done? ^aThe voice of your brother’s blood is crying out to Me from the ground. 11 And now, ^acursed are you from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 12 ^aWhen you cultivate the ground, it will no longer yield its strength to you; ^byou will be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth.” 13 And Cain said to Yahweh, “My punishment is too great to bear! 14 Behold, You have ^adriven me this day from the face of the ground; and from Your face I will be hidden, and ^bI will be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth, and it will be that ^cwhoever finds me will kill me.” 15 So Yahweh said to him, “Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him ^asevenfold.” And Yahweh ^1bappointed a sign for Cain, so that no one who found him would strike him.

16 Then Cain went out from the presence ^aof Yahweh and ¹settled in the land of ²Nod, east of Eden.

17 Then Cain ¹knew his wife, and she conceived and ²gave birth to Enoch; and he built a city and called the name of the city Enoch, after the name of his son. 18 Now to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad ¹was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael ²was the father of Methushael, and Methushael ³was the father of Lamech. 19 And Lamech took for himself ^atwo wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other, Zillah. 20 And Adah ¹gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and have livestock. 21 And his brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe. 22 As for Zillah, she also ¹gave birth to Tubal-cain, the forger of all implements of bronze and iron; and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

23 And Lamech said to his wives,“Adah and Zillah,Hear my voice,You wives of Lamech,Give ear to my word,^aFor I ¹have killed a man for ²striking me;And a boy for wounding me;

25 ^aThen Adam ¹knew his wife again; and she ²gave birth to a son and named him ³Seth, for she said, “God ⁴has set for me another ⁵seed in place of Abel, ^bfor Cain killed him.” 26 And to Seth, to him also, ^aa son was born; and he called his name Enosh. Then men began ^bto call ¹upon the name of Yahweh.

Now the man ¹had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have obtained a male child with the help of the LORD.” 2 And again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now ^aAbel was ^ba keeper of flocks, but Cain was a cultivator of the ground. 3 So it came about ¹in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the LORD from the fruit of the ground. 4 ^aAbel, on his part also brought an offering, from the firstborn of his flock and from their fat portions. And ^bthe LORD had regard for Abel and his offering; 5 but ^afor Cain and his offering He had no regard. So ^bCain became very angry and his face ¹was gloomy. 6 Then the LORD said to Cain, “^aWhy are you angry? And why is your face ¹gloomy? 7 ^aIf you do well, ¹will your face not be ²cheerful? ^bAnd if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; and its desire is for you, ^cbut you must master it.” 8 Cain ¹talked to his brother Abel; and it happened that when they were in the field Cain rose up against his brother Abel and ^akilled him.

9 Then the LORD said to Cain, “^aWhere is Abel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” 10 Then He said, “What have you done? ^aThe voice of your brother’s blood is crying out to Me from the ground. 11 Now ^ayou are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 12 ^aWhen you cultivate the ground, it will no longer yield its strength to you; ^byou will be a wanderer and a drifter on the earth.” 13 Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is too great to endure! 14 Behold, You have ^adriven me this day from the face of the ground; and I will be hidden from Your face, and ^bI will be a wanderer and a drifter on the earth, and ^cwhoever finds me will kill me.” 15 So the LORD said to him, “Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him ^aseven times as much.” And the LORD ^1bplaced a mark on Cain, so that no one finding him would kill him.

16 Then Cain left the presence ^aof the LORD, and ¹settled in the land of ²Nod, east of Eden.

17 Cain ¹had relations with his wife and she conceived, and gave birth to Enoch; and Cain built a city, and named the city Enoch, after the name of his son. 18 Now to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad fathered Mehujael, and Mehujael fathered Methushael, and Methushael fathered Lamech. 19 Lamech took ^atwo wives for himself: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other, Zillah. 20 Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and have livestock. 21 His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and flute. 22 As for Zillah, she also gave birth to Tubal-cain, the forger of all implements of bronze and iron; and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

23 Lamech said to his wives,“Adah and Zillah,Listen to my voice,You wives of Lamech,Pay attention to my words,^aFor I have killed a man for wounding me;And a boy for striking me!

25 ^aAdam ¹had relations with his wife again; and she gave birth to a son, and named him ²Seth, for, she said, “God ³has appointed me another ⁴child in place of Abel, ^bbecause Cain killed him.” 26 To Seth also ^aa son was born; and he named him Enosh. Then people began ^bto call ¹upon the name of the LORD.

Now the man ¹had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to ²Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a ³manchild with the help of the LORD.” 2 Again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. And ^aAbel was ^ba keeper of flocks, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3 So it came about ¹in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the LORD of the fruit of the ground. 4 ^aAbel, on his part also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And ^bthe LORD had regard for Abel and for his offering; 5 but ^afor Cain and for his offering He had no regard. So ^bCain became very angry and his countenance fell. 6 Then the LORD said to Cain, “^aWhy are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? 7 ^aIf you do well, ¹will not your countenance be lifted up? ^bAnd if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, ^cbut you must master it.” 8 Cain ¹told Abel his brother. And it came about when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and ^akilled him.

9 Then the LORD said to Cain, “^aWhere is Abel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” 10 He said, “What have you done? ^aThe voice of your brother’s blood is crying to Me from the ground. 11 Now ^ayou are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 12 ^aWhen you cultivate the ground, it will no longer yield its strength to you; ^byou will be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth.” 13 Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is too great to bear! 14 Behold, You have ^adriven me this day from the face of the ground; and from Your face I will be hidden, and ^bI will be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth, and ^cwhoever finds me will kill me.” 15 So the LORD said to him, “Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him ^asevenfold.” And the LORD ^1bappointed a sign for Cain, so that no one finding him would slay him.

16 Then Cain went out from the presence ^aof the LORD, and ¹settled in the land of ²Nod, east of Eden.

17 Cain ¹had relations with his wife and she conceived, and gave birth to Enoch; and he built a city, and called the name of the city Enoch, after the name of his son. 18 Now to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad ¹became the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael ²became the father of Methushael, and Methushael ³became the father of Lamech. 19 Lamech took to himself ^atwo wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other, Zillah. 20 Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. 21 His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe. 22 As for Zillah, she also gave birth to Tubal-cain, the forger of all implements of bronze and iron; and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

23 Lamech said to his wives,“Adah and Zillah,Listen to my voice,You wives of Lamech,Give heed to my speech,^aFor I ¹have killed a man for wounding me;And a boy for striking me;

25 ^aAdam ¹had relations with his wife again; and she gave birth to a son, and named him ²Seth, for, she said, “God ³has appointed me another ⁴offspring in place of Abel, ^bfor Cain killed him.” 26 To Seth, to him also ^aa son was born; and he called his name Enosh. Then men began ^bto call ¹upon the name of the LORD.