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Genesis 4:5-12

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.

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