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Genesis 4:11-17

11And now artthou cursedאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779from the earthהָֽאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127,which hath openedפָּצְתָ֣הpa.tze.TahH6475her mouthפִּ֔יהָPi.haH6310to receiveלָקַ֛חַתla.Ka.chatH3947thy brother’sאָחִ֖יךָ'a.Chi.khaH251bloodדְּמֵ֥יde.MeiH1818from thy handמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃mi.ya.De.khaH3027;

12Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588thou tillestתַֽעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.VodH5647the groundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,it shall not henceforthתֹסֵ֥ףto.SefH3254yieldתֵּת־tet-H5414unto thee her strengthכֹּחָ֖הּko.ChahH3581;a fugitiveנָ֥עna'H5128and a vagabondוָנָ֖דva.NadH5110shalt thou be in the earthבָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776.

13And Cainקַ֖יִןKa.yinH7014saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,My punishmentעֲוֹנִ֖י'a.vo.NiH5771isgreaterגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419than I can bearמִנְּשֹֽׂא׃mi.ne.So'H5375.

14Behold, thou hast driven me outגֵּרַ֨שְׁתָּge.Rash.taH1644this dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117from the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127;and fromמֵעַל֙me.'AlH5921thy faceוּמִפָּנֶ֖יךָu.mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440shall I be hidאֶסָּתֵ֑ר'e.sa.TerH5641;and I shall be a fugitiveנָ֤עna'H5128and a vagabondוָנָד֙va.NadH5110in the earthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776;and it shall come to passH1961, thatevery one that findeth meמֹצְאִ֖יmo.tze.'IH4672shall slay meיַֽהַרְגֵֽנִי׃Ya.har.Ge.niH2026.

15And the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651whosoever slayethהֹרֵ֣גho.RegH2026Cainקַ֔יִןKa.yinH7014,vengeance shall be takenיֻקָּ֑םyu.KamH5358on him sevenfoldשִׁבְעָתַ֖יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659.And the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068setוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760a markא֔וֹת'otH226upon Cainלְקַ֙יִן֙le.Ka.yinH7014,lestלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115any findingמֹצְאֽוֹ׃mo.tze.'OH4672him should killהַכּוֹת־ha.kot-H5221him.

16And Cainקַ֖יִןKa.yinH7014went outוַיֵּ֥צֵאvai.Ye.tze'H3318from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Nodנ֖וֹדNodH5113,on the eastקִדְמַת־kid.mat-H6926of Edenעֵֽדֶן׃'E.denH5731.

17And Cainקַ֙יִן֙ka.yinH7014knewוַיֵּ֤דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802;and she conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029,and bareוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205Enochחֲנ֑וֹךְcha.NokhH2585:and he buildedבֹּ֣נֶהBo.nehH1129a cityעִ֔יר'IrH5892,and calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,after the nameכְּשֵׁ֖םke.ShemH8034of his sonבְּנ֥וֹbe.NoH1121,Enochחֲנֽוֹךְ׃cha.NokhH2585.

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