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Genesis 4:3-10

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.

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