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Genesis 4:8-16

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.

9And the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Cainקַ֔יִןKa.yinH7014, “Whereאֵ֖י'eiH335isyour brotherאָחִ֑יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251Abelהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1893?” “I do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045!”he answeredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559. “Am Iאָנֹֽכִי׃'a.No.khiH595my brother’sאָחִ֖י'a.ChiH251keeperהֲשֹׁמֵ֥רha.sho.MerH8104?”

10“Whatמֶ֣הmehH4100have you doneעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213?”repliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the LORD. “The voiceק֚וֹלKolH6963of your brother’sאָחִ֔יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251bloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818cries outצֹעֲקִ֥יםtzo.'a.KimH6817to Meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413fromמִן־min-H4480the groundהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127.

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.

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