New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 4:5-8

5butfor Cainקַ֥יִןKa.yinH7014and for his offeringמִנְחָת֖וֹmin.cha.ToH4503He hadH8159noלֹ֣אlo'H3808regardH8159. SoCainלְקַ֙יִן֙le.Ka.yinH7014becameH2734veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966angryH2734and his countenanceפָּנָֽיו׃pa.NavH6440fellוַֽיִּפְּל֖וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307.

6Then the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Cainקָ֑יִןKa.yinH7014, “Whyלָ֚מָּהLa.mahH4100are you angryחָ֣רָהCha.rahH2734?And whyוְלָ֖מָּהve.La.mahH4100has your countenanceפָנֶֽיךָ׃fa.Nei.khaH6440fallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307?

7Ifאִם־'im-H518you doH3190wellתֵּיטִיב֙tei.TivH3190, will not your countenancebe liftedשְׂאֵ֔תse.'EtH7613up?And ifוְאִם֙ve.'ImH518you do not doH3190wellתֵיטִ֔יבtei.TivH3190,sinחַטָּ֣אתcha.TatH2403is crouchingרֹבֵ֑ץro.VetzH7257at the doorלַפֶּ֖תַחla.Pe.tachH6607;and its desireתְּשׁ֣וּקָת֔וֹte.Shu.ka.ToH8669is for you,but you must masterתִּמְשָׁל־tim.shol-H4910it.”

8Cainקַ֖יִןKa.yinH7014toldוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Abelהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1893his brotherאָחִ֑יו'a.ChivH251.And it cameH1961about when they were in the fieldH7704,that Cainקַ֛יִןKa.yinH7014roseוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965up againstH413Abelהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1893his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251andkilledוַיַּהַרְגֵֽהוּ׃vai.ya.har.Ge.huH2026him.

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