American Standard Version

Genesis 4

1Andthemanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376knewH3045Eveחַוָּ֣הcha.VahH2332hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802;andsheconceivedH2029,andbareCainקַ֔יִןKa.yinH7014,andsaidH559,IhavegottenamanH376withthehelpofJehovah.

2Andagainshe barehisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251Abelהָ֑בֶלHa.velH1893.AndAbelהֶ֙בֶל֙he.velH1893wasH1961akeeperofsheepצֹ֔אןTzonH6629,butCainוְקַ֕יִןve.Ka.yinH7014wasH1961atillerofthegroundאֲדָמָֽה׃'a.da.MahH127.

3AndinprocessoftimeitcameH935topass,thatCainקַ֜יִןKa.yinH7014broughtH935ofthefruitמִפְּרִ֧יmi.pe.RiH6529ofthegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֛הha.'a.da.MahH127anofferingמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503untoJehovah.

4AndAbelוְהֶ֨בֶלve.He.velH1893,healsoגַם־gam-H1571broughtH935ofthefirstlingsofhisflockצֹאנ֖וֹtzo.NoH6629andofthefatוּמֵֽחֶלְבֵהֶ֑ןu.me.chel.ve.HenH2459thereof.AndJehovahhadrespect untoAbelהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1893andtohisofferingמִנְחָתֽוֹ׃min.cha.ToH4503:

5butuntoCainקַ֥יִןKa.yinH7014andtohisofferingמִנְחָת֖וֹmin.cha.ToH4503hehadnotrespect.AndCainלְקַ֙יִן֙le.Ka.yinH7014wasveryH3966wroth,andhiscountenancefellH5307.

6AndJehovahsaidH559untoCainקָ֑יִןKa.yinH7014,Whyלָ֚מָּהLa.mahH4100art thou wroth?andwhyוְלָ֖מָּהve.La.mahH4100isthycountenancefallenH5307?

7Ifthou doestwellתֵּיטִיב֙tei.TivH3190,shallitnotbeliftedup?andifthou doestnotwellתֵיטִ֔יבtei.TivH3190,sinחַטָּ֣אתcha.TatH2403couchethatthedoorלַפֶּ֖תַחla.Pe.tachH6607;andunto theeshallbeitsdesireתְּשׁ֣וּקָת֔וֹte.Shu.ka.ToH8669;butdothouruleתִּמְשָׁל־tim.shol-H4910overit.

8AndCainקַ֖יִןKa.yinH7014toldAbelהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1893hisbrotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251.Anditcametopass,whentheywereH1961inthefieldH7704,thatCainקַ֛יִןKa.yinH7014roseH6965upagainstAbelהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1893hisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251,andslewH2026him.

9AndJehovahsaidH559untoCainקַ֔יִןKa.yinH7014,Whereאֵ֖י'eiH335isAbelהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1893thybrotherאָחִ֑יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251?AndhesaidH559,Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not:amImybrother’sאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251keeperהֲשֹׁמֵ֥רha.sho.MerH8104?

10AndhesaidH559,Whathast thoudone?thevoiceק֚וֹלKolH6963ofthybrother’sאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251bloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818crieth untomefromthegroundהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127.

11Andnowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258cursedH779art thoufromthegroundהָֽאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127,whichhathopenedפָּצְתָ֣הpa.tze.TahH6475itsmouthפִּ֔יהָPi.haH6310toreceiveלָקַ֛חַתla.Ka.chatH3947thybrother’sאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251bloodדְּמֵ֥יde.MeiH1818fromthyhandמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃mi.ya.De.khaH3027;

12whenthou tillestthegroundH776,itshallnothenceforthyieldunto theeitsstrengthH3581;afugitiveandawanderershalt thoubeתִּֽהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961intheearthבָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776.

13AndCainקַ֖יִןKa.yinH7014saidH559untoJehovah,Mypunishmentעֲוֹנִ֖י'a.vo.NiH5771isgreaterגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419thanIcanbearמִנְּשֹֽׂא׃mi.ne.So'H5375.

14Behold, thou hastdrivenH1644meoutthisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117fromthefaceH6440ofthegroundH776;andfromthyfaceH6440shallIbeוְהָיִ֜יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiH1961hidH5641;andIshallbeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961afugitiveandawandererintheearthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776;anditwillcometopass,thatwhosoever findethmewillslayH2026me.

15AndJehovahsaidH559untohim,Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651whosoever slayethCainקַ֔יִןKa.yinH7014,vengeanceshallbetakenonhimsevenfoldשִׁבְעָתַ֖יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659.AndJehovahappointedוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760asignא֔וֹת'otH226forCainלְקַ֙יִן֙le.Ka.yinH7014, lestanyfindingH4672himshouldsmitehim.

16AndCainקַ֖יִןKa.yinH7014wentH3318outfromthepresenceH6440ofJehovah,anddweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inthelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofNod,ontheeastקִדְמַת־kid.mat-H6926ofEdenעֵֽדֶן׃'E.denH5731.

17AndCainקַ֙יִן֙ka.yinH7014knewH3045hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802;andsheconceivedH2029,andbareEnochחֲנ֑וֹךְcha.NokhH2585:andhebuildedacityעִ֔יר'IrH5892,andcalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034ofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,afterthenameכְּשֵׁ֖םke.ShemH8034ofhissonבְּנ֥וֹbe.NoH1121,Enochחֲנֽוֹךְ׃cha.NokhH2585.

18AnduntoEnochלַֽחֲנוֹךְ֙la.cha.noKhH2585wasbornH3205Iradעִירָ֔ד'i.RadH5897:andIradוְעִירָ֕דve.'i.RadH5897begatMehujaelמְחֽוּיָאֵ֑לme.chu.ya.'ElH4232;andMehujaelוּמְחִיּיָאֵ֗לu.me.chi.ya.'ElH4232begatMethushaelמְת֣וּשָׁאֵ֔לme.Tu.sha.'ElH4967;andMethushaelוּמְתוּשָׁאֵ֖לu.me.tu.sha.'ElH4967begatLamechלָֽמֶךְ׃La.mekhH3929.

19AndLamechלֶ֖מֶךְLe.mekhH3929tookH3947untohimtwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesH802:thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034oftheoneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259wasAdahעָדָ֔ה'a.DahH5711,andthenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034oftheotherZillahצִלָּֽה׃tzi.LahH6741.

20AndAdahעָדָ֖ה'a.DahH5711bareJabal:hewasH1961thefatherאֲבִ֕י'a.ViH1ofsuchasdwellH3427intentsאֹ֖הֶל'O.helH168andhavecattle.

21Andhisbrother’sאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034wasJubal:hewasthefatherאֲבִ֕י'a.ViH1ofallsuchashandletheharpכִּנּ֖וֹרki.NorH3658andpipe.

22AndZillahוְצִלָּ֣הve.tzi.LahH6741,shealsoגַם־gam-H1571bareTubal-cainH8423,theforgerofeverycutting instrumentofbrassandironוּבַרְזֶ֑לu.var.ZelH1270:andthesisterוַֽאֲח֥וֹתva.'a.ChotH269ofTubal-cainH8423wasNaamahנַֽעֲמָֽה׃Na.'a.MahH5279.

23AndLamechלֶ֜מֶךְLe.mekhH3929saidH559untohiswivesH802:Adahעָדָ֤ה'a.DahH5711andZillahוְצִלָּה֙ve.tzi.LahH6741,hearH8085myvoiceקוֹלִ֔יko.LiH6963; YewivesH802ofLamechלֶ֔מֶךְLe.mekhH3929, hearken untomyspeech:ForIhaveslainH2026amanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376forwoundingH6482me,Andayoungוְיֶ֖לֶדve.Ye.ledH3206manH376forbruisingme:

24IfCainקָ֑יִןKa.yinH7014shallbeavengedH5358sevenfoldשִׁבְעָתַ֖יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659,TrulyLamechוְלֶ֖מֶךְve.Le.mekhH3929seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657andsevenfoldH7659.

25AndAdamאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH121knewH3045hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802againעוֹד֙'OdH5750;andshebareasonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,andcalledוַתִּקְרָ֥אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Sethשֵׁ֑תShetH8352:For, saidshe,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hathappointedשָֽׁת־shat-H7896meanotherseedH2233insteadofAbelהֶ֔בֶלHe.velH1893;forCainקָֽיִן׃Ka.yinH7014slewH2026him.

26AndtoSethוּלְשֵׁ֤תul.ShetH8352,tohimalsoגַּם־gam-H1571therewasbornH3205asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121;andhecalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Enoshאֱנ֑וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH583.Thenאָ֣ז'azH227beganH2490mentocallלִקְרֹ֖אlik.Ro'H7121uponthenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah.

Commentaries on Genesis 4

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