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Genesis 4:1-24

1AndManאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376knewH3045Eveחַוָּ֣הcha.VahH2332hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ'ish.ToH802;andsheconceivedH2029,andboreH3205Cainקַ֔יִןKa.yinH7014,andsaidH559,IhaveacquiredH7069amanH376withJehovah.

2AndshefurtherboreH3205hisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251Abelהָ֑בֶלHa.velH1893.AndAbelהֶ֙בֶל֙he.velH1893wasH1961ashepherdH7462,butCainוְקַ֕יִןve.Ka.yinH7014wasH1961ahusbandman.

3AndinprocessoftimeitcameH935topassthatCainקַ֜יִןKa.yinH7014broughtH935ofthefruitמִפְּרִ֧יmi.pe.RiH6529ofthegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֛הha.'a.da.MahH127anofferingמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503toJehovah.

4AndAbelוְהֶ֨בֶלve.He.velH1893,healsoגַם־gam-H1571broughtH935ofthefirstlingsofhisflockצֹאנ֖וֹtzo.NoH6629,andoftheirfatוּמֵֽחֶלְבֵהֶ֑ןu.me.chel.ve.HenH2459.AndJehovahlookedוַיִּ֣שַׁעvai.Yi.sha'H8159uponAbelהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1893,andonhisofferingמִנְחָתֽוֹ׃min.cha.ToH4503;

5anduponCainקַ֥יִןKa.yinH7014,andonhisofferingמִנְחָת֖וֹmin.cha.ToH4503,hedidnotlookשָׁעָ֑הsha.'AhH8159.AndCainלְקַ֙יִן֙le.Ka.yinH7014wasveryH3966angryH2734,andhiscountenancefellH5307.

6AndJehovahsaidH559toCainקָ֑יִןKa.yinH7014,Whyלָ֚מָּהLa.mahH4100art thouangryH2734,andwhyוְלָ֖מָּהve.La.mahH4100isthycountenancefallenH5307?

7Ifthou doestwellתֵּיטִיב֙tei.TivH3190,willnot[thy countenance] lookup[withconfidence]?andifthou doestnotwellתֵיטִ֔יבtei.TivH3190,sinחַטָּ֣אתcha.TatH2403liethatthedoorלַפֶּ֖תַחla.Pe.tachH6607;andunto thee [shallbe]hisdesireתְּשׁ֣וּקָת֔וֹte.Shu.ka.ToH8669,andthou shaltruleתִּמְשָׁל־tim.shol-H4910overhim.

8AndCainקַ֖יִןKa.yinH7014spoketoAbelהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1893hisbrotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251,anditcametopasswhentheywereH1961inthefieldH7704,thatCainקַ֛יִןKa.yinH7014roseH6965upagainstAbelהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1893hisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251,andslewH2026him.

9AndJehovahsaidH559toCainקַ֔יִןKa.yinH7014,Whereאֵ֖י'eiH335isAbelהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1893thybrotherH251?AndhesaidH559,Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not:amImybrother'skeeperהֲשֹׁמֵ֥רha.sho.MerH8104?

10AndhesaidH559,Whathast thoudone?thevoiceק֚וֹלKolH6963ofthy brother'sbloodדְּמֵ֣יde.MeiH1818iscryingצֹעֲקִ֥יםtzo.'a.KimH6817tomefromthegroundהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127.

11Andnowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258bethoucursedH779fromthegroundהָֽאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127,whichhathopenedפָּצְתָ֣הpa.tze.TahH6475itsmouthפִּ֔יהָPi.haH6310toreceiveלָקַ֛חַתla.Ka.chatH3947thy brother'sbloodדְּמֵ֥יde.MeiH1818fromthyhandמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃mi.ya.De.khaH3027.

12Whenthou tillestthegroundH776,itshallnothenceforthyieldtheeitsstrengthH3581;awandererandfugitive shalt thoubeתִּֽהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961ontheearthבָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776.

13AndCainקַ֖יִןKa.yinH7014saidH559toJehovah,Mypunishmentעֲוֹנִ֖י'a.vo.NiH5771istoogreatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419tobeborneמִנְּשֹֽׂא׃mi.ne.So'H5375.

14Behold, thou hastdrivenH1644methisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117fromthefaceH6440ofthegroundH776,andfromthyfaceH6440shallIbeוְהָיִ֜יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiH1961hidH5641;andIshallbeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961awandererandfugitiveontheearthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776;anditwillcometopass, [that]everyonewhofindsמֹצְאִ֖יmo.tze.'IH4672mewillslayH2026me.

15AndJehovahsaidH559tohim,Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651,whoeverslayethCainקַ֔יִןKa.yinH7014,itshallberevengedsevenfoldשִׁבְעָתַ֖יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659.AndJehovahsetH7760amarkonCainלְקַ֙יִן֙le.Ka.yinH7014, lestanyfindingH4672himshouldsmitehim.

16AndCainקַ֖יִןKa.yinH7014wentH3318outfromthepresenceH6440ofJehovah,anddweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inthelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofNod,towardtheeastקִדְמַת־kid.mat-H6926ofEdenעֵֽדֶן׃'E.denH5731.

17AndCainקַ֙יִן֙ka.yinH7014knewH3045hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802,andsheconceivedH2029andboreH3205Enochחֲנ֑וֹךְcha.NokhH2585.Andhebuiltבֹּ֣נֶהBo.nehH1129acityעִ֔יר'IrH5892;andhecalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034ofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892afterthenameכְּשֵׁ֖םke.ShemH8034ofhissonבְּנ֥וֹbe.NoH1121Enochחֲנֽוֹךְ׃cha.NokhH2585.

18AndtoEnochלַֽחֲנוֹךְ֙la.cha.noKhH2585wasbornH3205Iradעִירָ֔ד'i.RadH5897;andIradוְעִירָ֕דve.'i.RadH5897begotMehujaelמְחֽוּיָאֵ֑לme.chu.ya.'ElH4232;andMehujaelוּמְחִיּיָאֵ֗לu.me.chi.ya.'ElH4232begotMethushaelמְת֣וּשָׁאֵ֔לme.Tu.sha.'ElH4967;andMethushaelוּמְתוּשָׁאֵ֖לu.me.tu.sha.'ElH4967begotLemech.

19AndLemechtookH3947twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesH802:thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034oftheoneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259wasAdahעָדָ֔ה'a.DahH5711,andthenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034ofthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145,Zillahצִלָּֽה׃tzi.LahH6741.

20AndAdahעָדָ֖ה'a.DahH5711boreH3205Jabal:hewasH1961thefatherאֲבִ֕י'a.ViH1ofthosewhodwellH3427intentsאֹ֖הֶל'O.helH168,and[breed]cattle.

21Andhisbrother'snameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034wasJubal:hewasthefatherאֲבִ֕י'a.ViH1ofthosewhohandletheharpכִּנּ֖וֹרki.NorH3658andpipe.

22AndZillahוְצִלָּ֣הve.tzi.LahH6741,shealsoגַם־gam-H1571boreH3205Tubal-CainH8423,theforgerofeverykindoftoolofbrassandironוּבַרְזֶ֑לu.var.ZelH1270.Andthesisterוַֽאֲח֥וֹתva.'a.ChotH269ofTubal-CainH8423wasNaamahנַֽעֲמָֽה׃Na.'a.MahH5279.

23AndLemechsaidH559tohiswivesH802:Adahעָדָ֤ה'a.DahH5711andZillahוְצִלָּה֙ve.tzi.LahH6741,hearH8085myvoiceקוֹלִ֔יko.LiH6963, YewivesH802ofLemech,listenשְׁמַ֣עַןshe.Ma.'anH8085tomyspeech.ForIhaveslainH2026amanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376formywoundH6482,andayouthH3206formybruise.

24IfCainקָ֑יִןKa.yinH7014shallbeavengedH5358seven-fold; Lemechseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657andsevenוְשִׁבְעָֽה׃ve.shiv.'AhH7651fold.

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