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Genesis 4:9-12

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.”

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