New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 4:12-14

12Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588you cultivateתַֽעֲבֹד֙ta.'a.VodH5647the groundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,it will noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longerתֹסֵ֥ףto.SefH3254yieldתֵּת־tet-H5414its strengthכֹּחָ֖הּko.ChahH3581to you;you will be a vagrantנָ֥עna'H5128and a wandererוָנָ֖דva.NadH5110on the earthבָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776.”

13Cainקַ֖יִןKa.yinH7014saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “My punishmentעֲוֹנִ֖י'a.vo.NiH5771is tooH4480greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419to bearמִנְּשֹֽׂא׃mi.ne.So'H5375!

14Beholdהֵן֩henH2005, You havedrivenגֵּרַ֨שְׁתָּge.Rash.taH1644me this dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117from the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127;and from Your faceוּמִפָּנֶ֖יךָu.mi.pa.Nei.khaH6440I will be hiddenאֶסָּתֵ֑ר'e.sa.TerH5641, andI will be a vagrantנָ֤עna'H5128and a wandererוָנָד֙va.NadH5110on the earthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776, andwhoeverכָל־khol-H3605findsמֹצְאִ֖יmo.tze.'IH4672me will killיַֽהַרְגֵֽנִי׃Ya.har.Ge.niH2026me.”

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