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Genesis 4:11-17

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.

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