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Genesis 4:11-17

11Nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258youאָ֑תָּה'A.tahH859arecursed and banishedאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779fromמִן־min-H4480the groundהָֽאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834has openedפָּצְתָ֣הpa.tze.TahH6475אֶת־'et-H853its mouthפִּ֔יהָPi.haH6310to receiveלָקַ֛חַתla.Ka.chatH3947אֶת־'et-H853your brother’sאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251bloodדְּמֵ֥יde.MeiH1818from your handמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃mi.ya.De.khaH3027.

12Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588you tillתַֽעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.VodH5647אֶת־'et-H853the groundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,it will noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longerתֹסֵ֥ףto.SefH3254yieldתֵּת־tet-H5414its produceכֹּחָ֖הּko.ChahH3581to you.You will beתִּֽהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961a fugitiveנָ֥עna'H5128and a wandererוָנָ֖דva.NadH5110on the earthבָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776.”

13But Cainקַ֖יִןKa.yinH7014saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “My punishmentעֲוֹנִ֖י'a.vo.NiH5771isgreaterגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419than I can bearמִנְּשֹֽׂא׃mi.ne.So'H5375.

14Beholdהֵן֩henH2005,thisאֹתִ֜י'o.TiH853dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117You have driven meגֵּרַ֨שְׁתָּge.Rash.taH1644from the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,and fromמֵעַל֙me.'AlH5921Your faceוּמִפָּנֶ֖יךָu.mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440I will be hiddenאֶסָּתֵ֑ר'e.sa.TerH5641;I will beוְהָיִ֜יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiH1961a fugitiveנָ֤עna'H5128and a wandererוָנָד֙va.NadH5110on the earthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,andוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961whoeverכָל־khol-H3605finds meמֹצְאִ֖יmo.tze.'IH4672will kill meיַֽהַרְגֵֽנִי׃Ya.har.Ge.niH2026.”

15“Not soלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651!”repliedוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068. “If anyoneכָּל־kol-H3605slaysהֹרֵ֣גho.RegH2026Cainקַ֔יִןKa.yinH7014, then Cainwill be avengedיֻקָּ֑םyu.KamH5358sevenfoldשִׁבְעָתַ֖יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659.”And the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068placedוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760a markא֔וֹת'otH226on Cainלְקַ֙יִן֙le.Ka.yinH7014,so that no oneלְבִלְתִּ֥י כָּל־le.vil.Ti kol-H1115 H3605who found himמֹצְאֽוֹ׃mo.tze.'OH4672would killהַכּוֹת־ha.kot-H5221himאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853.

16So Cainקַ֖יִןKa.yinH7014went outוַיֵּ֥צֵאvai.Ye.tze'H3318from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and settledוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Nodנ֖וֹדNodH5113,eastקִדְמַת־kid.mat-H6926of Edenעֵֽדֶן׃'E.denH5731.

17And Cainקַ֙יִן֙ka.yinH7014אֶת־'et-H853had relations withוַיֵּ֤דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802,and she conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029and gave birth toוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205אֶת־'et-H853Enochחֲנ֑וֹךְcha.NokhH2585.Thenוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961Cainbuiltבֹּ֣נֶהBo.nehH1129a cityעִ֔יר'IrH5892and namedוַיִּקְרָא֙ שֵׁ֣םvai.yik.Ra' shemH7121 H8034itהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892afterכְּשֵׁ֖םke.ShemH8034his sonבְּנ֥וֹbe.NoH1121Enochחֲנֽוֹךְ׃cha.NokhH2585.

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