Genesis 4
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Genesis 4:6-10

6וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068אֶל־'el-toH413קָ֑יִןKa.yinCainH7014לָ֚מָּהLa.mah<to> why?H9005H4100חָ֣רָהCha.rahdoes it burnH2734לָ֔ךְLakhto <the> youH9005H9031וְלָ֖מָּהve.La.mahand <to> why?H9002H9005H4100נָפְל֥וּna.fe.Luhave they fallenH5307פָנֶֽיךָ׃fa.Nei.khaface yourH6440H9021
7הֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'¿ notH9008H3808אִם־'im-ifH518תֵּיטִיב֙tei.Tivyou will do wellH3190שְׂאֵ֔תse.'Etlifting upH7613וְאִם֙ve.'Imand ifH9002H518לֹ֣אlo'notH3808תֵיטִ֔יבtei.Tivyou will do wellH3190לַפֶּ֖תַחla.Pe.tachto the doorH9005H6607חַטָּ֣אתcha.TatsinH2403רֹבֵ֑ץro.Vetz[is] crouchingH7257וְאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ve.'e.Lei.khaand [is] to youH9002H413H9031תְּשׁ֣וּקָת֔וֹte.Shu.ka.Todesire itsH8669H9023וְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.Tahand youH9002H859תִּמְשָׁל־tim.shol-you will ruleH4910בּֽוֹ׃boover <the> itH9003H9033
8וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559קַ֖יִןKa.yinCainH7014אֶל־'el-toH413הֶ֣בֶלHe.velAbelH1893אָחִ֑יו'a.Chivbrother hisH251H9023נֵלְכָהne.le.Khahlet us goH1980הַשָּׂדֶהha.sa.Deh[into] the fieldH9009H7704וַֽיְהִי֙vay.Hiand it wasH9001H1961בִּהְיוֹתָ֣םbih.yo.Tamwhen were theyH9003H1961H9048בַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.Dehin the fieldH9003H7704וַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komand he rose upH9001H6965קַ֛יִןKa.yinCainH7014אֶל־'el-againstH413הֶ֥בֶלHe.velAbelH1893אָחִ֖יו'a.Chivbrother hisH251H9023וַיַּהַרְגֵֽהוּ׃vai.ya.har.Ge.huand he killed himH9001H2026H9033
9וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068אֶל־'el-toH413קַ֔יִןKa.yinCainH7014אֵ֖י'eiwhere?H335הֶ֣בֶלHe.vel[is] AbelH1893אָחִ֑יךָ'a.Chi.khabrother yourH251H9021וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559לֹ֣אlo'notH3808יָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiI knowH3045הֲשֹׁמֵ֥רha.sho.Mer¿ [the] keeperH9008H8104אָחִ֖י'a.Chiof brother myH251H9020אָנֹֽכִי׃'a.No.khi[am] IH595
10וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559מֶ֣הmehwhat?H4100עָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.tahave you doneH6213ק֚וֹלKol[the] voice ofH6963דְּמֵ֣יde.Mei[the] blood<s> ofH1818אָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khabrother yourH251H9021צֹעֲקִ֥יםtzo.'a.Kim[are] crying outH6817אֵלַ֖י'e.Laito meH413H9030מִן־min-fromH4480הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.Mahthe groundH9009H127
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