Genesis 4
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Genesis 4:1-5

1וְהָ֣אָדָ֔םve.Ha.'a.Damand the manH9002H9009H120יָדַ֖עya.Da'he knewH3045אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853חַוָּ֣הcha.VahEveH2332אִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.Towife hisH802H9023וַתַּ֙הַר֙va.Ta.harand she conceivedH9001H2029וַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledand she boreH9001H3205אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853קַ֔יִןKa.yinCainH7014וַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merand she saidH9001H559קָנִ֥יתִיka.Ni.tiI have acquiredH7069אִ֖ישׁ'isha manH376אֶת־'et-withH854יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068
2וַתֹּ֣סֶףva.To.sefand she repeatedH9001H3254לָלֶ֔דֶתla.Le.detto give birth toH9005H3205אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אָחִ֖יו'a.Chivbrother hisH251H9023אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָ֑בֶלHa.velAbelH1893וַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-and he wasH9001H1961הֶ֙בֶל֙he.velAbelH1893רֹ֣עֵהRo.'eha herder ofH7462צֹ֔אןTzonsheepH6629וְקַ֕יִןve.Ka.yinand CainH9002H7014הָיָ֖הha.Yahhe wasH1961עֹבֵ֥ד'o.Veda tiller ofH5647אֲדָמָֽה׃'a.da.Mah[the] groundH127
3וַֽיְהִ֖יvay.Hiand it happenedH9001H1961מִקֵּ֣ץmi.Ketzfrom [the] end ofH9006H7093יָמִ֑יםya.MimdaysH3117וַיָּבֵ֨אvai.ya.Ve'and he broughtH9001H935קַ֜יִןKa.yinCainH7014מִפְּרִ֧יmi.pe.Risome of [the] fruit ofH9006H6529הָֽאֲדָמָ֛הha.'a.da.Mahthe groundH9009H127מִנְחָ֖הmin.Chahan offeringH4503לַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehto YahwehH9005H3068
4וְהֶ֨בֶלve.He.veland AbelH9002H1893הֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'he broughtH935גַם־gam-alsoH1571ה֛וּאhu'heH1931מִבְּכֹר֥וֹתmi.be.kho.Rotsome of [the] firstborn<s> ofH9006H1060צֹאנ֖וֹtzo.Noflock hisH6629H9023וּמֵֽחֶלְבֵהֶ֑ןu.me.chel.ve.Henand some of fat<s> theirH9002H9006H2459H9029וַיִּ֣שַׁעvai.Yi.sha'and he lookedH9001H8159יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068אֶל־'el-toH413הֶ֖בֶלHe.velAbelH1893וְאֶל־ve.'el-and toH9002H413מִנְחָתֽוֹ׃min.cha.Tooffering hisH4503H9023
5וְאֶל־ve.'el-and toH9002H413קַ֥יִןKa.yinCainH7014וְאֶל־ve.'el-and toH9002H413מִנְחָת֖וֹmin.cha.Tooffering hisH4503H9023לֹ֣אlo'notH3808שָׁעָ֑הsha.'Ahhe lookedH8159וַיִּ֤חַרvai.Yi.charand burnedH9001H2734לְקַ֙יִן֙le.Ka.yinto CainH9005H7014מְאֹ֔דme.'OdexceedinglyH3966וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.Luand they fellH9001H5307פָּנָֽיו׃pa.Navface hisH6440H9023
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