Genesis 4
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Genesis 4:3-5

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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