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.