Genesis 4
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Genesis 4:3-10

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.
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