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Genesis 4:1-8

1And Adamוְהָ֣אָדָ֔םve.Ha.'a.DamH120had relations withיָדַ֖עya.Da'H3045אֶת־'et-H853his wifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802Eveחַוָּ֣הcha.VahH2332,and she conceivedוַתַּ֙הַר֙va.Ta.harH2029and gave birth toוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205אֶת־'et-H853Cainקַ֔יִןKa.yinH7014. “With the help ofאֶת־'et-H854the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068I have brought forthקָנִ֥יתִיka.Ni.tiH7069a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376,”she saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559.

2Laterוַתֹּ֣סֶףva.To.sefH3254she gave birthלָלֶ֔דֶתla.Le.detH3205אֶת־'et-H853to Cain’s brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251אֶת־'et-H853Abelהָ֑בֶלHa.velH1893.Nowוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961Abelהֶ֙בֶל֙he.velH1893wasהָיָ֖הha.YahH1961a keeperרֹ֣עֵהRo.'ehH7462of sheepצֹ֔אןTzonH6629,while Cainוְקַ֕יִןve.Ka.yinH7014was a tillerעֹבֵ֥ד'o.VedH5647of the soilאֲדָמָֽה׃'a.da.MahH127.

3So in the courseמִקֵּ֣ץmi.KetzH7093of timeיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117וַֽיְהִ֖יvay.HiH1961,Cainקַ֜יִןKa.yinH7014broughtוַיָּבֵ֨אvai.ya.Ve'H935some of the fruitמִפְּרִ֧יmi.pe.RiH6529of the soilהָֽאֲדָמָ֛הha.'a.da.MahH127as an offeringמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503to the LORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068,

4while Abelוְהֶ֨בֶל ה֛וּאve.He.vel hu'H1893 H1931גַם־gam-H1571broughtהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935the best portionsוּמֵֽחֶלְבֵהֶ֑ןu.me.chel.ve.HenH2459of the firstbornמִבְּכֹר֥וֹתmi.be.kho.RotH1060of his flockצֹאנ֖וֹtzo.NoH6629.And the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068looked with favorוַיִּ֣שַׁעvai.Yi.sha'H8159onאֶל־'el-H413Abelהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1893andוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413his offeringמִנְחָתֽוֹ׃min.cha.ToH4503,

5butוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413He had noלֹ֣אlo'H3808regardשָׁעָ֑הsha.'AhH8159forוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413Cainקַ֥יִןKa.yinH7014and his offeringמִנְחָת֖וֹmin.cha.ToH4503.So Cainלְקַ֙יִן֙le.Ka.yinH7014became veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966angryוַיִּ֤חַרvai.Yi.charH2734,and his countenanceפָּנָֽיו׃pa.NavH6440fellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307.

6“Whyלָ֚מָּהLa.mahH4100are you angryחָ֣רָהCha.rahH2734,”saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068toאֶל־'el-H413Cainקָ֑יִןKa.yinH7014, “and whyוְלָ֖מָּהve.La.mahH4100has your countenanceפָנֶֽיךָ׃fa.Nei.khaH6440fallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307?

7Ifאִם־'im-H518you do what is rightתֵּיטִיב֙tei.TivH3190,willהֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'H3808you notלֹ֣אlo'H3808be acceptedשְׂאֵ֔תse.'EtH7613?But ifוְאִם֙ve.'ImH518you refuse to do what is rightתֵיטִ֔יבtei.TivH3190,sinחַטָּ֣אתcha.TatH2403is crouchingרֹבֵ֑ץro.VetzH7257at your doorלַפֶּ֖תַחla.Pe.tachH6607;it desiresתְּשׁ֣וּקָת֔וֹte.Shu.ka.ToH8669youוְאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ve.'e.Lei.khaH413,but youוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859must masterתִּמְשָׁל־tim.shol-H4910it.”

8Then Cainקַ֖יִןKa.yinH7014saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his brotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251Abelהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1893, “Let us go out to the field.”Andוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961while they wereבִּהְיוֹתָ֣םbih.yo.TamH1961in the fieldH7704,Cainקַ֛יִןKa.yinH7014rose upוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965againstאֶל־'el-H413his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251Abelהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1893and killed himוַיַּהַרְגֵֽהוּ׃vai.ya.har.Ge.huH2026.

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