Genesis 4
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 4:1-8

1Now the man 1had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to 2Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a 3manchild with the help of the Lord.” 2Again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. And 4Abel was 5a keeper of flocks, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3So it came about 6in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the Lord of the fruit of the ground. 47Abel, on his part also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And 8the Lord had regard for Abel and for his offering; 5but 9for Cain and for his offering He had no regard. So 10Cain became very angry and his countenance fell. 6Then the Lord said to Cain, “11Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? 712If you do well, 13will not your countenance be lifted up? 14And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, 15but you must master it.” 8Cain 16told Abel his brother. And it came about when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and 17killed him.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 4:1 Lit knew ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 4:1 I.e. gotten one ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 4:1 Or man, the Lord ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 4:2 Luke 11:50, 51 ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 4:2 Gen 46:32; 47:3 ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 4:3 Lit at the end of days ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 4:4 Heb 11:4 ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 4:4 1 Sam 15:22 ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 4:5 1 Sam 16:7 ↩
  10. 10. Genesis 4:5 Is 3:9; Jude 11 ↩
  11. 11. Genesis 4:6 Jon 4:4 ↩
  12. 12. Genesis 4:7 Jer 3:12; Mic 7:18 ↩
  13. 13. Genesis 4:7 Or surely you will be accepted ↩
  14. 14. Genesis 4:7 Num 32:23 ↩
  15. 15. Genesis 4:7 Job 11:14, 15; Rom 6:12, 16 ↩
  16. 16. Genesis 4:8 Lit said to ↩
  17. 17. Genesis 4:8 Matt 23:35; Luke 11:51; 1 John 3:12-15; Jude 11 ↩

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